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This paper deals with the East Asia policy by Britain in 1928. The international relation in East Asia during 1928 had made a tension over Manchuria between Japan and China. How Britain had considered, and corresponded it is considered in this study. When The Tsinan Incident had been happened, Britain first had showed a sympathetic attitude to Japan, but later showed a critical opinion to the Manchurian Policy of Japan. However, Japan requested Britain's cooperation with Japan afterwards. When negotiating over the customs autonomy of China, where the confrontation between Japan and China had been going on, Britain understood for cooperation with Japan to some degree, and executed a policy to advance well the negotiation between Japan and China over the customs autonomy. The purpose of this policy was to maintain The Maritime Customs. It was necessary for The Maritime Customs maintenance that the negotiation of Japan and China have advanced well under the most-favored-nation status.