Saturday, 10 April

Sixth day of the third lunar month

At 1.00 p.m. I visited the Norwegian Ambassador Rolf Andvord. He was optimistic as he had received the news that Germany is having a difficult time economically. If the bombing continues for one or two months, the war in North Africa will end soon. As the second war zone opens, then Germany will be easily defeated. As to the landings in Norway, he said he welcomed them. In this regard, we can see differences between the representatives of Belgium and France. There is enough evidence to prove Norwegians are brave and much better than the French or Belgians. He was previously the Norwegian Ambassador to Argentina in South America, so he thought that China should establish diplomatic relationships with Argentina as soon as possible. He said that although there were many Italians in Argentina, they all opposed fascism, unlike the Germans who never forgot Germany. He also told me the Norwegian shipping industry ranked third in the world and many ships were used by the allies for war purposes. The population in Norway is only 3 million, but because of factors like weather, geography and so on, Norwegians are good seafarers and brave and hardworking. The Norwegians are certainly a supreme people in Europe.