1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Don't think that just because we ask you to come to a meeting, we're begging you to join!

This Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, love it, love it, and get lost if you don't!

Therefore, several "Indian nationalists" could not stand the ridicule and "insults" and left the scene in anger.

However, the "Indians" were unhappy, while representatives from other regions, especially those from "small regions" closer to "Greater India", were all very happy.

The performance of the "Indians" during this period has really disgusted everyone, and this meeting has fully exposed their true face of imperialism and hegemonism.

However, Fujiwara no Kanezane's attitude made these representatives believe that he was not a new colonizer but a true liberator, and thus they had greater confidence in joining the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".

In addition, not all "Indians" support the extreme remarks of these extremists.

For example, Gandhi insisted on "non-violent non-cooperation" and naturally did not want himself and India to be hijacked by extreme nationalists (he even broke up with the Congress Party for this reason), so he was very dissatisfied with the performance of these guys;

Nehru's attitude was similar to Gandhi's, but more realistic. He felt that before India achieved independence and possessed "sufficient strength," such provocations would only embarrass India internationally and prevent it from gaining support for independence.

Although Bose was a proponent of Indian unification, he was also a realistic man. Seeing Fujiwara no Kanezane's strong opposition to India's "unification," and obsessed with the strength of the 129th Division, he preferred to prioritize securing support rather than antagonizing the enemy.

As for the attitudes of Roy, who hated extreme nationalism, and Ambedkar, who was concerned about social reform, it goes without saying that the latter even laughed loudly at the backs of Savarkar and others as they left:

"Some people shout 'Greater India', but in reality they just want the lower castes to continue to kneel at the feet of the upper castes and for the untouchables to continue to beg for a pitiful bit of swill to survive!"

As for some representatives from other "Indian regions", especially those from princely states, they were ready to make a move:

Who said I am willing to stay within the framework of "India" and fight for independence?

Wasn't this possible before?

Now some people openly support "national and regional self-determination." So, instead of becoming a "chief minister" in another country and having to endure their wrath, why don't I become the leader of my own country?

Again, India has never been a "country" or "nation" without any unified culture, belief, writing and customs. Its internal separatist tendencies are extremely serious, and there are countless princely states or religious forces that want to break away from "India".

There is no need for anyone else to instigate it. Just leave it there and the people in "India" will beat their brains out.

So, there were indeed a few "Indian regional representatives" who left angrily, but more "Indians", including Gandhi, sat in their seats calmly, as if the "Indians" who had just been insulted had nothing to do with them.

No matter what, the Indians suffered a big setback this time, but someone benefited from it.

Li Desheng, who "spoke out for justice", attracted the attention and curiosity of the whole audience, and also triggered applause from representatives of "small regions". The Myanmar representatives even bowed to him from afar to express their gratitude.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Fujiwara Kanezane smiled and introduced:

"You may not recognize this delegate yet. Let me introduce him to you. He is the supreme leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and commander of the Red Army that marched north to fight... ahem... Mongolia. His name is Li Desheng.

With a "buzz", the entire venue exploded.

Not everyone knew Li Desheng or the Chinese Communist Party, and not everyone had heard about the "negotiations" between the Chinese Communist Party and Fujiwara no Kanezane, so they were very surprised that representatives of the Communist Party also appeared at the Greater East Asia Conference.

Japanese... No, His Majesty Fujiwara actually tolerated even the Communists?

This is...what a broad mind!

Some representatives who had heard about the various events that had taken place in the previous few months took the initiative to show off their knowledge to the surprised representatives.

What about "the Chinese Communist Red Army is the only local Chinese army that has ever directly stopped the 129th Division"?

What about "His Majesty Hachiman-no-Miya admires Li Desheng and the CCP very much and wants to bring them under his wing"?

What about "The Japanese are negotiating with the CCP, planning to join forces to eliminate other forces and then divide China up"?

some type of.

Some of these rumors were true, and some were false, but Fujiwara no Kanezane allowed them to spread.

Anyway, as long as Li Desheng and the CCP become famous, everything else will be easy.

Otherwise, when people mention the CCP, most of them still have the "old impression" - "a running dog of the Soviets."

If nothing unexpected happened, Li Desheng's performance just now at least left the delegates with a basic impression of "daring to fight and being able to take on challenges."

This will be very useful for guiding the Asian revolution in the future.

After the buzzing in the room subsided, Fujiwara Kanezane clapped his hands again, pretending to be interested:

"Mr. Li Desheng, I'm very interested in what you just said. It seems to have some similarities with my own ideas. How about you also talk about how to build the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?"

In the eyes of the delegates, the fact that the powerful and noble Hachiman Palace could condescend to win over Li Desheng showed that he truly admired him. However, Li Desheng's reaction seemed a bit shameless:

"Mr. Fujiwara, we, the Chinese Communist Party, will not join your Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

"Hahaha."

Fujiwara no Kanezane didn't seem to mind being rejected:

"It's okay. Whether to join or not can be decided later. But as the old Chinese saying goes, 'The sea embraces all rivers; it is great because it is tolerant.' So, please share your opinions and inspire us!"

"this…"

After repeated "persuasion" from Fujiwara no Kanezane, Li Desheng finally "reluctantly" agreed, walked up to the podium, looked at the thousands of eyes in the audience, and said with emotion:

Delegates, before explaining the Communist Party of China's views on the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, I think I need to continue discussing the debate about India...

The representatives of the "Indian region" looked extremely ugly.

Damn it, you can bully us Indians, right?

...The behavior of some people in India just now reminded me of a Chinese anecdote. During the Warring States Period in China, there was a powerful country called Qi. The king of Qi had a man named Meng Ke who asked, "Our Qi army is so powerful, why don't the smaller countries around us voluntarily submit to it?"

As he spoke, his eyes swept across the faces of the representatives from the "small countries" and then looked at the "Indian representative area":

"The mentality of some people today is very similar to that of the King of Qi back then. They believe that might is right, that they can use force to subjugate their neighbors, and that this will allow them to become a superpower. But facts have long proven this to be wrong."

Regardless of whether they understood it or not, representatives from Myanmar and other regions nodded in agreement.

"But Mencius told him that only by governing the world with benevolence would other nations willingly submit to Qi, making it a truly great power... So, what exactly is this 'benevolent government' that Mencius is talking about?"

“Different times have different sayings, but in this era, I believe it means the common prosperity of all countries, regions, and ethnic groups on an equal basis;

"Mr. Fujiwara mentioned earlier that he wanted to liberate China and even all of Asia. I think the relationship between the ends and the means involved is very debatable. Is it about replacing the old hegemony with a new one, or establishing a truly new system? Is it about pursuing formal independence, or substantive liberation?"

"For example, in China, we oppose both foreign aggression and feudal oppression. Similarly, if Asian countries want to achieve true liberation, they need to not only break free from colonial rule, but even more importantly, break the internal system of exploitation, just like India."

"good!

Before Li Desheng finished speaking, Ambedkar from the "Indian Representative Area" suddenly stood up and cheered and applauded loudly. After the representatives from other regions reacted, they also followed suit and applauded wildly.

Now, except for Luo Yi, the faces of all the Indian high-caste representatives present were as black as the bottom of a pot.

However, they couldn't even utter the word "traitor".

Because, even in the minds of these Indian independence leaders, "India" is just a tool to expand their own power rather than a nation, and Ambedkar, who was born into a pariah family, is not even considered a human being;

If they are not considered “people” anymore, what is the point of talking about “our own people”?

They are no longer “one of us”, so what is the point of talking about “betrayal”?

Saying he "betrayed" me is an insult to myself, understand?!

(In modern China, I'm afraid it's difficult for ordinary people to understand the idea that "you and I are not of the same species", but this phenomenon is very common in India today, not to mention back then - of course, many of our masters now also see us this way)

Li Desheng nodded to Ambedkar from a distance and continued:

“…the philosophy of our Communist Party of China is to realize a ‘community with a shared future for mankind’ – in this community, there are no colonizers and colonized, no oppressors and oppressed, but only a partnership of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit;

"For example, in economics, we advocate the establishment of a fair trade system and oppose unilateral resource plundering; politically, we respect the choices of every nation and region and do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries; culturally, we advocate mutual learning among countries rather than one-way indoctrination..."

Hearing this, Fujiwara Kanezane interrupted at the right time and said:

"Isn't this the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' that I proposed?"

Many people at the scene also looked puzzled - these contents sounded no different from Fujiwara Kanezane's proposals!

At least there are quite a lot of "commonalities", and at first glance it even looks like a set of theories.

"No, it's still different. The difference lies in what the word 'common' actually represents.

"You mean to say that your 'gong' stands for 'communism'?

As soon as Fujiwara Kanezane said this, some people at the scene suddenly became alert.

In the propaganda of most parts of Southeast Asia, communism is an evil existence and the culprit for the destruction of humanity.

If the CCP were to promote communism today, it probably wouldn't get much support.

Unexpectedly, Li Desheng shook his head:

"That's not the case. Different countries have different situations. It's absolutely inappropriate to simply apply the concept of 'communism' to any country. Not all countries and regions are suitable for implementing communism immediately.

"The experience of the Chinese Communist Party is that the communist liberation movement must be established on domestic soil and led by the awakened people of the country. Revolutions or reforms imposed by external forces often backfire.

"It's like planting trees. A tree species adapted to the north might struggle to survive in the south, while a tree that would die in the north might flourish in the south. A true liberator wouldn't force anyone. Instead, he would give each region the freedom to choose a development path that suits its own soil..."

"...So we won't simply interpret "gong" as meaning 'communism,' nor will we forcefully promote a communist revolution outside of China...

The venue fell into a quiet noise again.

The Chinese Communist Party actually doesn't intend to spread their "communism" everywhere like the Soviets did?

Can this still be called the Communist Party?

Former representatives of the Communist International and communists like Luo Yi had very complicated feelings.

In his view, this was an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to seize the "right to define communism" and even to cut ties with the Soviet Union.

For Luo Yi, who had long been against Stalin and the Communist International, this was certainly a good thing. However, if the CCP did not intend to launch a communist revolution, it would be too "conservative" and even suspected of "revisionism."

However, after staying in India for so long, Luo Yi had to admit that what Li Desheng said made sense - it was much more difficult to spread communism in India than in China.

It is necessary to adapt to local conditions.

Fujiwara no Kanezane smiled knowingly. This was exactly the message he needed to emphasize again through Li Desheng's mouth - neither he nor the Chinese Communist Party would become the new "colonizers" and would not dominate others.

"Having said that, I can now answer Mr. Fujiwara's question.

Li Desheng drew a circle in the air with his hands, and then drew several more.

"In my opinion, the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' that Mr. Fujiwara wanted to build is like the solar system - with the Five-Star Eastern Republic and Japan as the absolute center, and other countries and regions revolving around it;

"The 'community with a shared future for mankind' that we want to build is like the universe - countless equal circles intertwined with each other, with every country and region both the center and the periphery, and there is no absolute core.

This is true, but also incorrect.

The correct point is that the community of shared future for mankind will eventually develop into this, turning the "polar" world into a "circle", with no nation or country being superior to other nations or peoples, and even the distinction between nations and countries no longer existing;

What is incorrect is that in the early stages of building a community with a shared future for mankind, it is impossible not to have an economic, political, military, cultural and scientific center, which must exist and serve as the core to suppress opposition forces.

Therefore, during this period, let alone the Five-Star Eastern Republic/Japan coming to build the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" or the "Belt and Road Initiative" or the "Community of Shared Future for Mankind", even if China in the future is moved here, there must be a core, otherwise this "community" cannot be built.

The human nature of admiring strength cannot be changed for the time being, so this situation cannot be changed for the time being, so the country/nation/civilization that serves as the core becomes extremely important.

However, history has repeatedly proved that neither the Soviet Union, the Red Empire, nor the United States, with its characteristic capitalism, can play this role.

Li Desheng's words once again plunged the scene into discussion.

Compared to Fujiwara no Kanematsu's "Solar System," Li Desheng's "Cosmology" is obviously much larger in scope, but the problem is...

"Mr. Li, your idea is good, but it is too idealistic.

Nehru's voice, tinged with a hint of sarcasm, suddenly rang out:

"The reality is that China is still suffering from Japanese aggression and has not yet been unified. How can the equality you talk about be achieved?

The venue suddenly became noisy.

This is a rather sharp question that directly points to the core contradiction in Sino-Japanese relations.

No matter how well Fujiwara no Kanezane governed the "Five-Star Eastern Republic" and how loyal the local people were, the fact that the Japanese Kwantung Army invaded "Manchuria" could not be changed.

However, similar questions had already been discussed in the pre-meeting plan between Teng and Li, so Li Desheng responded calmly to India's "retaliation":

"I understand Mr. Nehru's meaning very well - China has not yet been unified and is still so weak, so how can we talk about getting along with the Five-Star Eastern Republic or even Japan on an equal footing?

"But I want to correct a misconception of his. In this world, there are no 'weak nations,' only 'nations that are temporarily underdeveloped.' As long as we are willing to work hard and learn with an open mind, we will eventually be able to stand among the nations of the world in our own way.

"The Chinese nation was once powerful, but our arrogance and backwardness in modern times have led to us being labeled the 'Sick Man of East Asia.' However, if our 450 million people unite, no one will dare to look down on us!"

"As we Chinese say, man can conquer nature!

"Pah pah pah pah pah..."

Li Desheng's speech was interrupted again - the Myanmar representative took the lead, and the other representatives applauded in agreement.

“So what I want to say is that the premise for equality among all countries, regions and ethnic groups is that all parties must truly let go of the old thinking of colonialism, hegemonism and unilateralism;

"I've had many conversations with Mr. Fujiwara. Neither he nor I have such outdated ideas. Our methods may differ, but our goals are quite the same - to fight for the right to survival and development for the people we rule, and to lead them to create a better life."

“There is indeed a war going on among us, but it is a war of ideals and beliefs, not a war between colonizer and colonized, one people against another, one country against another. This is completely different from the struggle against the colonizers that you are fighting here;”