Gängige Meinung unter den britischen Kolonialbeamten, Geschäftsleuten und Diplomaten war, dass die Chinesen sowieso nicht besonders an Politik interessiert seien; das Einzige, was ihnen wichtig sei, sei Geld.
The common opinion among British colonial civil servants, businessmen, and diplomats was that the Chinese were not really interested in politics anyway; all they cared about was money.