Word: ulterior
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...There is, however, a strong nationalistic spirit which is constantly manifesting itself against foreign innovations. The chance for America to overcome this feeling is better than that of other countries on account of the prevalent feeling among the Chinese that she has no ulterior political aims. The best way for Americans to cope with this situation is to understand the feeling that lies behind it and give that feeling a certain amount of play. Their aim must be cooperation and not domination. Once this cooperation is established China will become a splendid field for all sorts of activities. This opening...
There may be an ulterior motive behind this Moscow speech. Indeed, one half suspects that Lenine's self-asserted sang-froid and voluble explanations are intended more for home consumption than for that foreign trade for which he angles. The speech has all the ear-marks of the bludgeoning stump oration. The Russians have listened to that style of address for so long that it is safe to assume that they still give it credence. But to those outside the spell of Lenine's mastery of words, it is apparent that Russia, having wasted her own resources, would now borrow...