However, the United States government also acknowledged that Japan had "special interests" in China due to its geographic proximity, especially in those areas of China adjacent to Japanese territory, which was in effect, a contradiction to the Open Door Policy.
Imidlertid anerkendte USA samtidigt, at Japan havde "særlige interesser" i Kina som følge af landets geografiske nærhed, især i de dele af landet, som lå nær japansk territorium, hvilken anerkendelse reelt var i strid med ovennævnte princip.