Chapter 133 Conversation with the visiting delegation of members of the Japanese Diet

(October 15, 1955) A warm welcome to you all.We are all people of color.People of color are looked down upon by others, and the biggest "disadvantage" is being of color.Some people like colored metal and don't like people of color.In my opinion, colored people are quite like colored metals, and colored metals are precious metals, and colored people are at least as valuable as white people.People of color, like white people, are human beings, both of the first category, not the second category.The second category is animals, not people.All people in the world, no matter what color they are, are equal.Our two nations are now equal, and we are two great nations.Your nation is a very good nation.I don't think it is easy for anyone who wants to bully the Japanese.You are smarter than us in many ways now. You are an industrialized country, but we are still an agricultural country. We are working hard.

When a guest comes to see the host, it means that the guest thinks highly of the host, and the host should thank the guest.The guest who came today is our neighbor, neighbors, very close neighbors.Japanese friends come to China, come to our home from your Japanese home to have a look, we should be grateful.We will communicate more in the future.There is no thing in the world where only one side is grateful for the other.It's not good if only one side is thankful for things on the other side.Mutual benefits, mutual help, mutual thanks. Our two countries have a common problem, that is, there is a country pressing on our heads.You think China is an independent country, don't you? China is not completely independent now, just like your situation, neither are you completely independent, this is the common point.Our Taiwan has not yet been liberated, and the United States has very long hands. It is grasping our Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea.It wants to seize a place as big as Asia.This thing can't last forever.This is our place, and the affairs here should be managed by our people.Now we ask it to let go, to take its hands away.After letting go, we will hold hands again.It bullies us, denies us, says we are not a country.We recognize it, but it does not recognize us.Therefore, you have been implicated, making it difficult for you to recognize us now.In fact, most of the Japanese people recognize us. Because of the hands of the United States, you feel that the time has not yet come.This matter will always be resolved one day.Japan, the United States and some other countries will recognize us.We are not in a hurry, if you don't recognize us, can we not eat and sleep? We can still eat and sleep.If you don't recognize us for a hundred years, you will always recognize us in a hundred and one years.

The hand on our head must be pushed away.The hands on the heads of the Chinese people, the hands on the heads of the Japanese people, the hands on the heads of the people of the Philippines, South Korea and all oppressed countries will one day be pushed away.So we understand you on this point, and we don't blame you for not establishing diplomatic relations with us at all.In the past when you recognized Chiang Kai-shek, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs once blamed you.But we are sympathetic to the entire Japanese nation. The Chinese people hope that your power will become stronger and push the hand of the United States away.We once pushed the belly of the United States.The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea pushed the United States back to the 38th Parallel[1] as it wanted to cross the Yalu River.This is good for Japan.On the Taiwan issue, we will push the United States away from Taiwan one day.It's good for us, and it's good for you.May each of your struggles add one point to your national independence, and each struggle to add one point to your national rights.It's good for you and it's good for us, so we want to thank you too.Being able to be independent is what you should do.Sino-Japanese relations should be improved as soon as possible.In the past, we Chinese generally didn't like Japanese people, but now we like you very much, and we are very happy to see Japanese people.Is it because you took advantage in the past and are now suffering? You did not take advantage in the past, and you are not suffering now.The struggle of your nation to restore national independence is developing year by year, day by day, and this can be seen.You are independent, and there are still many countries that will be affected.

There is no tension between us. How do you feel? Maybe when you didn’t come to China, you felt that China was a Communist country. Some people say that communism is good and some people say it’s bad. Maybe there will be some tension in your mind.Is China being polite to you? Is it welcoming you? Is it accusing you a lot? I think, maybe you guessed like this when you didn't come.Now you can see it, because you have been here for more than ten days.We can also look at another period of time, whether the Chinese people are friendly to you or criticize you.We have not put forward any harsh conditions for you, and there is nothing to be nervous about.Don't be so nervous, it's hard to live a life if you're nervous, it's better to ease the international tension.Besides, although our social systems are not consistent, this inconsistency does not hinder our mutual respect and friendship.Old scores from the past do not harm us, nor do differences in today's system.The things of the past are in the past, and it is mostly a matter of the future.

Every nation in the world is developing forward and has its strengths. If there are no strengths, it will disappear.At this point, we are all people of color, and we are meant to respect each other.Our China has many shortcomings. Until now, it is still a country with backward economy and backward culture.In this regard, you are better than us. You can change from an agricultural country to an industrial country in a few decades, so you have a lot of things that we should learn.We are still an agricultural country now, and we are working hard to change this backwardness, from a backward agricultural country to an industrial country, from a culturally backward country to a modern cultured country.In this regard, as friends, you can criticize us, tell us your opinions, and point out our shortcomings.This is not interference in internal affairs. Interference in internal affairs is a matter between your foreign minister and our foreign minister.We, the Foreign Minister, will not have any opinions on this matter. You can express your opinions as much as you like.I am sorry that I am behind you. You know the situation in China better, but I do not understand your situation. I am a backward person.One day I have the opportunity to learn more, and I want to visit Japan to express the friendship of the Chinese people.The earth rotates very fast, and the sun sets for a while after it rises.I also want to visit other countries, and I even want to go to the United States to express the friendship of the Chinese people, but there is no hope of realizing it now.

It is a truth that the affairs of each country should be managed by each country itself.The affairs of the United States are managed by the United States itself, and we don't care about it, but the United States is now too much in charge.You as a nation made a mistake in the past, but it was a blessing in disguise, you unloaded the burden, and you took the initiative.You are now qualified to speak of Americans, French, Dutch, Belgians, Portuguese, and British. You are in a very good position now.It is no accident that you participated in the Bandung Conference[2].Your attitude at the Bandung Conference was good, and you have no burden now.We in China also made a mistake in the past. The past governments were all corrupt. The Qing government, the Beiyang government, and the Chiang Kai-shek government were all such corrupt governments. This has affected China to this day. It is still such a backward agricultural country.On this point, we are paying more attention now, because we feel that we have made mistakes in this point in the past.Now that we have raised our heads, we are qualified to talk about people.The backwardness of our industry is now being overcome. In the past, agricultural production was very low, much lower than yours, and it is now beginning to change.We still have many shortcomings at present. Cowhide is not easy to blow, and there are still many flies.I hope you will maintain your current active position, do your affairs well, and have a bright future for development.Every victory of yours helps us and deserves our thanks.The United States is making mistakes now. It rejects the Japanese nation, enslaves the Japanese people, and kills our lives. This is a problem.Our two countries need to help each other, you help us, we help you, don't mess with each other, we don't mess with your affairs, and you don't mess with our affairs.It is good for you and good for us to do your own things and work under friendly relations.

The so-called major events in the world are liberation, independence, democracy, peace and friendship, and human progress.The general trend of the world, "divided for a long time must unite, united for a long time must divide".There is a novel in China called The First Word, which begins with these two sentences.This is also one of the mistakes we made in the past, because we always "divided for a long time must unite, and united for a long time must divide", and nothing can be done.I can say one thing, peace and friendship will be the basic things in the world in the future, and world wars won't mean much.It is not necessarily true that we must be afraid of war.No one is afraid of the dropping of the atomic bomb, the Japanese are afraid, and the Chinese are also afraid, so it is best not to fight it, and do everything possible to fight for it.If they must attack, what can they do? If they want to attack, and the atomic bomb has already been dropped on your head, then once it is blown up, a big hole will be blown in from China, and it will be blown out from the United States.The earth is not big. As far as I know, the diameter of the earth is only more than 25,100 li, which is more than 12,500 kilometers. What's the big deal about making a hole? At that time, I don't think their affairs will be good. done.You have no colonies, we have no colonies, we are not afraid of losing anything, so a world war will only be in their detriment.They are very afraid of communism. In World War I, there was a Communist Party in the Soviet Union, and in World War II, there were communist countries in many countries.Historically, communism was born out of a world war.When a war is fought, the spirit of the people becomes tense, and as a result of the tension, they try to find another way out.A person is not born, his mother asked him to engage in communism, and my mother did not ask me to engage in communism.The communism was forced out, and it was forced to go to Liangshan when it was forced.In addition, there are some non-communist national independent countries, such as India, Indonesia, and some countries in Asia and Africa, which were also created by the World War.I have discussed this truth with Prime Minister Nehru [3], and I said that you, India and Indonesia, were also brought about by the World War.These words I said are not rumors, the results of the two world wars.If you don’t believe that you can go and investigate, there is indeed a Soviet Union in the world, there is indeed a People’s Republic of China, and there are independent India and other countries.So, you have no way to say that I am a liar.Although I am not a historian, the history is clearly there.Of course, the world war is still not going well.

They will also say: You use communism to scare us, threaten us, and carry out subversive activities.We don't threaten them, we just don't want to fight a world war.If there is no world war, their affairs can continue, and the Communist Party can come a little slower.If they insist on fighting, and once they start fighting, it will once again tense up the spirit of the people of the world, and most of the people of the world will be in communism.If you don’t believe me, we can make a bet. If there is another world war and 70% or 80% of the world is non-communist, I will stop eating and let you eat all the food.This is not a bet with you, it is a bet with the United States, because the results of the two world wars prove it.

The history of Sino-Japanese relations is very long. Human beings have lived a peaceful life for hundreds of thousands of years. Our ancestors quarreled and fought wars. This can be forgotten! It should be forgotten, because it is an unpleasant thing. What are we doing in our minds? After World War II, our relationship changed.As I mentioned just now, you are in a very good position, in a position of righteousness and confidence.In the past you owed money to others, but now you are no longer owed money, but someone owes you money.You have a lot of political capital now, and we also have political capital, asking for debts from the United States.It owes us a bill, and I don't think I'm mistaken at all.You are relaxed and happy now, unlike in World War II, the reason is in your hands, is it not? Isn't it? It makes no sense to come back for what you owed in the past.You have already paid for it.You can’t make up for it every day, can you? It’s not good for a nation to be angry all day long, and we can forgive that.We are your friends, and you see the Chinese people clearly, not as enemies, but as friends.I said frankly that we should do everything possible to make the United States withdraw its hand. Its hand is too long, and the United States should not do so.After how many years you Japanese have passed, this problem will be solved!

We help each other, exchange needs, have peace and friendship, cultural exchanges, and establish normal diplomatic relations (this cannot be established by force).The issue of war criminals was brought up a little earlier, and normal diplomatic relations were restored, so we tried to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.The reason is very simple, we do not need to detain these war criminals.What is the benefit of detaining them? Some people in Japan describe political issues as technical issues, saying that China and Japan are not at war, so why are they in a state of war? But legally speaking, China and Japan are in a state of war.It is very good that you put the restoration of Sino-Japanese relations as the first priority.In the interests of the people, normal diplomatic relations should be established as soon as possible.Cultural exchanges can be done now! The Japanese Kabuki troupe is here, and its performance is very good. I am very happy to see it. It will help promote the understanding between the two peoples, and it will also help us in art.We can learn from each other and help each other.

According to the "Mao Zedong Diplomatic Selected Works" published in 1994 by Central Literature Publishing House and World Knowledge Publishing House.The original title was "Sino-Japanese Relations and World War Issues". -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] 38th line, see note [5] on page 99 of this volume. [2] Bandung Conference, see note [1] on page 414 of this volume. [3] Nehru, then Prime Minister of India.