Autograph letter signed, on the current and future state of China. 1925 - photo 1
Autograph letter signed, on the current and future state of China. 1925 - photo 2
Autograph letter signed, on the current and future state of China. 1925 - photo 3

Autograph letter signed, on the current and future state of China. 1925

Lot 221
21.09.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 221 | Autograph letter signed, on the current and future state of China. 1925
Estimate value
£ 700 – 900
Autograph letter signed ("Huntziger"), in French, to [the author Helene de Remach] ("Chere Madame et amie")

discussing the complex political situation in China

...Ce sentiment xenophobe sommeillait dans cet immense pays de 400 millions d'etres, dont la mentalité est si eloignée de la notre. Maintenant qu'il a eclaté, il est bien probable qu'il ne se calmera pas. Nous oublions pas, en effet, que les Soviets, qui connaissent mieux l'Asia que nous, édifient en Chine une propagande bien alimentie en hommes et en argent et qu'ils y trouvent un terrain d'election...

8 pages, 8vo, printed stationery of the Corps Francais d'Occupation de Chine, Tien-Tsin, 16 September 1925, marginal soiling; date stamped on receipt ("3 Oct 1925") at upper left-hand corner of first page

Charles Huntziger (1880-1941) had served in the Middle East during World War I and at the time of writing was Colonel Commandant of the French concession in Tianjin. This letter articulates prescient thoughts on China. He observes the continued unrest in the country, with the destabilising effects of the warlords, suggests that distrust of foreigners is unlikely to abate, and notes the growing influence of Bolshevism.
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