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Makiko Tanaka is the daughter of Former Foreign Minister of Japan and former President Kakuei Tanaka.
Masanoko Tanaka: This brooch was given to me in Beijing by Premier Zhou Enlai's niece.
In 1972, then Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka visited China and contributed to the restoration of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.
Makiko Tanaka: Taking me to see the world is a belief of my father. Ever since I was in elementary school, my father said he would take Makiko to see the world with him. He will definitely take me with him when he goes overseas, only when he visits China. My father was going to China, but he didn't know anything about China and thought it would be dangerous. Moreover, in the history of China and Japan, the Japanese have continued to kill Chinese in China, and since then they have done a lot of excessive things, so he believes that most of the Chinese have no good impression on Japan. Although he said to take me to see the world, this time I definitely can't go to China. My father said that Japan was not yet responsible for waging the war, not just for China, but also for South Korea and other ASEAN countries. My father thought it was time to make a decision, that Japan should be held responsible for the war, and that it must be honestly apologized for that. Why did he do this, because his father knew the importance of peace and could not start a war again, which was also my father's philosophy of life. His mission as a politician is one for Japan's post-war recovery and economic revival; the other is that Japan has not yet given an account to the international community, whether diplomatically or politically. In 1945, although Japan accepted the Potsdam Proclamation, Japan did not abide by it and did not make a frank apology. My father felt this first-hand and said that true peace could not be achieved without honesty and apology. In the depths of the other side's heart, although he can't see it, he will still have hatred and anger toward Japan, so Japan, as the perpetrator, must apologize, and his feelings are very strong, so he absolutely cannot start a war.
On September 26, 1972, Kakuei Tanaka delivered a speech at a welcome dinner held at the Great Hall of the People. When he mentioned the history of aggression against China, he used the expression "causing trouble to China," which aroused the disgust of the Chinese side.
Makiko Tanaka: What do Chinese say?
Look at the news from the Knows reporter: Add to the trouble.
Makiko Tanaka: Add to the trouble. The level of apology is low! So Premier Zhou is very angry about this. We've always cared about it, and my father said why this is the case, I don't understand Chinese. The speech was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is the same today, the Prime Minister's speech, as was the case when I was Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for writing the official's manuscript. When I was Foreign Minister, the English speech would be adjusted and confirmed by myself, marked with a red pen, and revised. Verify how the statement of the word would react in the other country. I kept asking questions, and the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were annoyed by me, and finally I had to write and adjust myself. So the wording is important, and this is the lesson I learned from the misunderstanding that happened when my father was speaking in China. My Chinese friends always ask me why I use such a rash statement to make the Chinese side angry, and such a phrase does not match Mr. Tanaka's state of mind at all. Is this the translator knowingly committing the crime, or does he not know the seriousness and thinks that it will be all right to apologize, or does he think that the Japanese prime minister apologized to this extent? At that time, it was not written by a young translator, it was written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Cabinet Office and the like, which should have been decided after discussion, and I think there was such a force pushing for it.
Because of his friendship with China, Tanaka Kakuei was frequently harassed by right-wing forces.
Makiko Tanaka: (Kakuei Tanaka) After returning from Shanghai, the factions of Abe, Fukuda, Koizumi, and Kishi of the LDP now accused him of being a traitor, and the noise was very fierce, and the secretaries and guards all hung a heart, saying that Prime Minister Tanaka could really bear it. Many politicians have demanded that Tanaka go back to his hometown, remove the parliamentarian badge, and commit suicide by cutting off his abdomen, saying why he went to the Communist Party's territory and why he "broke diplomatic relations" with Taiwan. To his death he was harassed by the right wing. He just went to play golf, his right wing behind, and the golf bag still had a Japanese knife hidden in it. On the golf course, dressed as a golfer and armed with a Japanese knife, he wants to cut Tanaka Kakuei. So when playing golf, there are four police officers guarding. When he was hospitalized at Tokyo's Tsuyoshi Hospital, a right-wing pretending to be a parasitist almost went into the ward. Wards cannot be locked, and special wards have two doors, but they cannot be locked. Doctors and nurses often come to round the room, take the temperature or something. There was a big commotion outside, but fortunately there were guards sitting at the door of the ward. The right wing, dressed as paramedics, sneaks into the hospital. At that time, they all thought that Tanaka Kakuei was a traitor because he had completed the normalization of Sino-Japanese relations. Those people harassed him until his death, and they wanted to kill Kakuei Tanaka no matter what. These are all histories, after all, Tanaka Kakuei was elected by the Japanese people.
In 1987, Makiko Tanaka finally fulfilled her wish to set foot on Chinese soil. Since then, she has traveled back and forth between China and Japan many times, forming an indissoluble relationship with China.
Makiko Tanaka: When my father came back, he said that it was really my father's failure. I asked him, what's wrong? He said, I should take you to China, and I really should take you to meet Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai. First, I want to hear your feelings. Another is that when I was flying back to China on a special plane in Shanghai, the children sang and danced at the farewell ceremony, which was so cute. I really want you to see that those children are shouldering The future of China. The kids are so cute and so happy! I really want you to see! When my father returned, he said with great excitement that Premier Zhou was too good and outstanding, and he was very much in tune with himself. Later, when Mrs. Deng Yingchao visited Japan, she told me when she came to my house that Premier Zhou also felt this way when he met my father. I have been to Zhongnanhai, where Premier Zhou lives. At that time, he had passed away, and Mrs. Deng Yingchao welcomed us for tea. She said that it is precisely because of Premier Zhou and Kakuei Tanaka that China and Japan can restore the normalization of diplomatic relations. I said the same thing my father said, and everyone laughed. Premier Zhou often said that because he was a revolutionary and used to work at night, he was a "night owl" and could not get up in the morning. But in order to welcome Kakuei Tanaka, Mrs. Deng Yingchao said that Premier Zhou changed the law of life and deliberately changed to an early office. What my father liked to eat, whether there were any food allergies, etc., Premier Zhou all inquired clearly, and really received Tanaka Kakuei in the best condition. I have a picture frame made of nan wood, made of the hardest wood in China, and the photo inside is a picture taken by Deng Xiaoping with my parents and their grandchildren when he visited our house in Japan. Mr. Deng Xiaoping's son, Deng Pufang, came over and said that this was a gift to Mr. Kakuei Tanaka. I am so touched, how precious it is to interact with people!