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• Second of a series on possible Pacific invasion spots.)
By THOMAS A. BOYNTON, AP Nawsfeatures Writer
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The 800-mile arc of coastline in southeastern China which leads
from Kwangchowan north through Canton, past the island seaport of
Hong Kong and beyond to Amoy and Foochow, west of Formosa, may
be the “promised land” of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in
chief of U. S. Naval Forces in the
m Pacific.
“I believe the Japanese can only
be defeated from bases in China,’
Admiral Nimitz has said. “That’s
the simple strategy of the Pacific
war.”
The seaports along the South
China Sea have been invaded and
^ held by the Japanese. But the
coast is faulted with the entrances
to many independent rivers, a
number of which are navigable,
at least in their lower courses.
However, rugged terrain behind
the seacoast makes communica
tion with the rest of China quite
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difficult.
In part, southeastern China is a
wild country with heavy sub
tropical vegetation growing pro
fusely. The cultivated areas of the
basins and lower valleys permit
| two or more rice crops a year. In
i all directions there are promi
nent ridges, mountains, valleys
and small basins.
Behind the partially Japanese
occupied coast and the area of the
Peiping-Canton railroad thou
sands of Chinese troops are
said to have been trapped without
surrender. Deeper inland are the
sites of the former U. S. B-29 Su
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the Japanese advanced.
Principally the coastal region I
includes Kwantung province, with |
its many former pirate coves and i
sheltered bluff headlands. Fog is j
particularly thick along the coast j
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