It is Kokang and Changchun

　Nakano Hiroharu instantly became excited. "Wow, Comrade Chairman, this is great news. This is actually equivalent to the CCP officially recognizing us. Now all we need is to establish our own country."

　"As for the founding of the country, we can postpone it a little bit. Once Tokyo is liberated, we can prepare for the founding ceremony. Only by breaking into Tokyo can we declare that we have basically overthrown the rule of the Liberal Democratic Party." Ibaraki Hanasu said.

　Nakano Hiroharu agreed, and then he said, "Who would be the most suitable person to send to China to attend this four-nation leaders' meeting?"

　"I'll go myself," Ibaraki Huashan said. "Judging from the invitation, this meeting is likely to be of the highest order, and it's likely that only top leaders will be in attendance."

　Ibaraki Hanafugi then analyzed, "Moreover, the Chinese comrades' invitation to us this time should not only be to discuss economic issues; for both China and Japan, political issues and historical issues are the main focus.

　"Indeed, if you don't go in person, you won't be able to show our utmost sincerity and express to our Chinese comrades the thoroughness of our historical reflection." Nakano Hiroji understood Ibaraki Hanasaki's self-recommendation.

　"Then we need to find a translator..." Nakano Hiroharu was just beginning to think about the translator when he was interrupted by Ibaraki Hanasaki.

　"No, I understand Chinese."

　“I know you understand Chinese, but the complexity of government and business Chinese…”

　"Don't worry, I understand."

　"..."

　586 said that China and Japan are culturally close neighbors. Aside from the recent decades, when the arrival of the United States disrupted Japanese writing (Katakana loanwords were killed first), for most of history, Japan has always prided itself on knowing a wide range of Chinese characters and understanding Chinese culture.

　As an old man with a past that spans thousands of years, it would be strange if the Chinese character and Chinese language proficiency of a certain pink-haired bun-headed guy were not better than that of an ordinary Japanese.

　Chapter 432: New Order in East Asia (3)

　A few days later, Osaka Kansai International Airport

　At the door of a hangar, a Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, powered by two pairs of GE 90 turbofan engines, slowly drove out of the hangar with its huge and slender body.

　This Boeing 777 was originally a civilian airliner of Japan Airlines, not a special plane for the leaders of the Japanese Communist Party. It was only recently used as a special plane when Ibaraki Hanaogi was invited to attend a conference in China.

　At that time, other leaders proposed that after the liberation of the whole country, a special plane should be customized for the top leaders of the party and government, but it was stopped by Itsuki Hanasaki.

　"...Special planes don't fly more than a dozen times a year. When they're needed, we can just temporarily deploy civilian planes." Ibaraki Hanasu said immediately, "Serving the people in peacetime and the country only when necessary. Isn't that great?"

　A member of the Politburo Standing Committee nearby reminded him, "Comrade Chairman, we understand your point, but this is only true for China's Air China 747-400. They also have two 747-800s in reserve under the guise of 'temporary deployment.'"

　Ibaraki Hanafugi smiled awkwardly but politely, "Alright comrade, I admit I'm not up to date on this aspect. From now on, we'll just have one for temporary deployment and one for regular use."

　After the Japan Airlines Boeing 777 arrived at the designated apron, the ground staff's staircase immediately approached the front entrance. Shortly thereafter, several black Toyota sedans drove up from the side of the terminal and parked not far from the aircraft.

　There was no grand ceremony to look forward to, only the occupants' quick exit and boarding. Such grand ceremonies are reserved for entertaining foreign guests; it's unnecessary to go through all that when getting on a plane yourself. It's better to be strict with yourself than with others.

　On the plane

　Afterwards, Ibaraki Hanasu looked around the interior of the plane, and then, under the arrangement of the accompanying reception staff, took a seat in a first-class seat.

　"I've flown many times, but this is my first time on a wide-body aircraft and in first class. This was unimaginable in the past." Ibaraki Hanasu couldn't help but sigh as he felt the comfort of the first class cabin.

　After all the officers on board were seated, the plane asked the control tower if it could take off, and the tower gave a positive response. So, under the tower's guidance, the plane taxied to the runway and took off, gradually disappearing into the western horizon.

　When the plane finished climbing and reached the stratosphere, the cadres on board were not idle at all and began to discuss daily work and political affairs with each other.

　"...Our trip to China is of extraordinary significance. It means major changes in East Asia that have not been seen in a century, so..." Just as Ibaraki Hanasu and a group of accompanying cadres were holding an informal meeting, a breaking news from the country reached the participants.

　"Comrade Chairman, an urgent report from the Earthquake Bureau: another 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, with a focal depth of 14km..." A comrade hurried to the business class to report the latest disaster news.

　The 5.9 magnitude earthquake was neither big nor small, but Ibaraki Hanasu still gave orders, asking the local government and garrison troops to manage according to the emergency plan, and emphasized the need to prevent the victims of the disaster a few months ago from suffering again.

　By this time, the revolutionary army had been stationed in Ishikawa Prefecture for some time. When they entered the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture in May, they found that a large number of people affected by the disaster were still homeless, and only a few houses had been repaired.

　Most of the affected people are still living in public indoor places, even in vegetable greenhouses and disaster relief tents. They eat fast food every day, drink simply filtered rainwater and mountain spring water, and electricity is difficult to guarantee.

　This phenomenon surprised the Japanese Communist Party and the revolutionary army at the time, and at the same time, they were filled with indignation. They had originally thought that no matter how hard the Liberal Democratic Party government tried, there should be prefabricated houses, but this was the result?

　Seeing this scene, the revolutionary army soldiers and cadres all felt from the bottom of their hearts that they had previously overestimated the bottom line of the Liberal Democratic Party, and they also understood more deeply the significance of the Japanese Communist Party's revolution.

　Subsequently, under the leadership of the party organization, with the revolutionary army as the main force of disaster relief, central leading cadres rushed to the front line to command and mobilize all social resources to provide more proper post-disaster resettlement for the affected people until the local reconstruction was completed.

　Half a month later, rows of neatly arranged mobile homes and other supporting facilities such as water, electricity and network were built, which were much better than the incomplete tents of the Liberal Democratic Party.

　The Japanese Communist Party accomplished in just half a month what the Liberal Democratic Party took more than four months to do. The comparison is stark.

　Although it is still a bit slower than a teacher from a certain western country at the same time, for the disaster-stricken people in Japan, it is already extremely fast. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.

　When arranging accommodation for the disaster-stricken people, the Party and the People's Revolutionary Army cadres also emphasized to the victims that these mobile houses were only a temporary solution and that the Party and the government would rebuild homes for everyone as quickly as possible.

　"These prefabricated houses look like they can be used as long-term residences, yet they are going to rebuild formal houses for us? We have no choice but to support the Communist Party!" Many disaster-stricken people applauded.

　It’s not that the Liberal Democratic Party refused to rebuild formal housing for the victims, but its efficiency was so touching that more than four months later, the number of people who received houses only accounted for a fraction of all the affected people.

　In any case, since rebuilding formal housing is slow, can't we at least start with prefabricated houses? It's better than tents, public venues, or even vegetable greenhouses, right?

　The recent earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in early June was a test for the local Party and government. While Ibaraki Hanasu was on the plane, she naturally couldn't feel the recent tremors, but that didn't stop her from caring about the people in the affected area.

　After receiving the news, she immediately issued instructions: "Have the local party organizations and governments act according to the emergency response plan to prevent the affected people from suffering twice.

　Furthermore, the quality of post-disaster reconstruction projects must be guaranteed. Anyone who dares to have any ulterior motives, or if the public reports quality issues, will be severely punished according to the law once verified, without exception!

　After a brief explanation, Ibaraki Huashan continued his small meeting with the other comrades. As the meeting went on, the special plane unknowingly got closer and closer to China.

　"Chairman, we are about to enter Chinese airspace." The crew suddenly interrupted the discussion of the bosses.

　At this moment, four J-16s painted with low-visibility paint slowly approached the special plane of the Japanese Communist Party leader from both sides and established a dialogue with the crew of the special plane of the Japanese Communist Party leader through radio.

　In accordance with Chinese practice and requirements, the special plane of the Japanese Communist Party leader reported the identity of the aircraft and its purpose, and then accepted the ceremonial escort of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force.

　"Oh, this should be J-16, right? They actually sent four escorts, which seems pretty good." A relatively knowledgeable member of the Politburo Standing Committee looked out the window at the Chinese fighter jets that were accompanying the escort.

　Ibaraki Huashan said: "Although there are only four aircraft, the escort is the cutting-edge J-16, not the most commonly used J-11B. This shows that China still attaches great importance to us.

　In the ceremonial escort, 12 fighters is the highest specification, and the specifications decrease in order of 8/6/4/2. As for why there are only four, I guess it is because we are not yet a national government.

　For the sake of weight, it has to be reduced by half. According to this calculation, those 4 aircraft are the maximum.

　From previous interactions with Chinese comrades, it's easy to see that their attitude toward us is quite positive. Take Comrade Wu JH (currently the Chinese Ambassador to the Consulate General in Osaka) for example: a year after we liberated Osaka, his mental state and appearance have visibly improved.

　After all, dealing with those reckless LDP reactionaries every day must have been stressful. It must be much easier to deal with like-minded friends.

　Therefore, based on the above, if we were a national regime, they would never have sent only four fighter jets to escort us. Four fighters would only be the maximum for non-national regimes, not the maximum for a new Japan in the future. Otherwise, the Chinese comrades would not have deliberately sent the new J-16 fighter jets to pick us up.

　Four J-16 fighter jets escorted the Japanese Communist Party's special plane until it was escorted to the airspace of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

　Before the Communist special plane was about to lower its altitude that day, the four fighter jets slowly and horizontally expanded their flying distance one after another, ending the escort mission.

　Chapter 433: New Order in East Asia (4)

　Under the guidance of the airport tower, the plane of the Japanese Communist Party leader landed smoothly at Beijing Capital International Airport. At the terminal building on one side of the airport, 586 and other security personnel had been waiting for a long time.

　It only took a few minutes from landing to taxiing to responding to the apron. During this short period of time, the leaders of both the Chinese Communist Party and the Japanese Communist Party had a lot of ideas.

　The "idea" here is not derogatory. It is mainly an expectation and emotion about the political and historical gap between the two countries, and the historic reversal of the trend, which has a sense of historical vicissitudes.

　The most common thought was about the top leader of the Japanese Communist Party. In the eyes of ordinary people, Ibaraki Hanaogi was just an ordinary young and beautiful woman. It was extremely rare in history that she could lead a vigorous revolution at such a young age. (Jeanne d'Arc: Hey, I'm not even an adult yet)

　But the question is, is she really a young woman?

　A few minutes later, the Japan Airlines Boeing 7777 arrived at the apron and stopped steadily. After the aircraft's engine blades stopped rotating, the staircase truck moved forward and placed the upper part of the stairs firmly under the left front cabin door.

　After the stair car was set up, the plane door opened and the first thing that caught the Chinese side's eyes was the protagonist of this visiting Japanese political figure - Ibaraki Hanasu.

　As soon as she exited the cabin, she looked at the Chinese personnel present with a sincere and kind gaze. She waved and greeted them before walking down the stairs, followed closely by the guards and other officials.

　"Hello, Comrade Ibaraki, welcome to China. Hello, Comrade Ibaraki, China is yours." The diplomat from the External Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China shook hands with Ibaraki Hanasaki.

　"Hello, Chinese comrade," Ibaraki Hanafu replied in fluent Chinese. "Since you're in a foreign land, you should follow the local customs. Comrade, just say what you want to say. There's no need to translate it again. I understand."

　The Chinese diplomat was shocked by Hua Shan's fluent Chinese with almost no Japanese accent. When he heard the request, his smile widened.

　"Okay, Comrade Ibaraki. I'm surprised by your Chinese proficiency." The Chinese staff politely said that speaking the mother tongue is definitely easier than speaking Japanese, and Ibaraki's request can be regarded as reducing the burden on diplomats.

　The simultaneous interpreter next to the Chinese staff felt relieved after hearing what Hua Shan said, thinking that he could finally relax this time, and cast a look of praise and gratitude to Ibaraki Hua Shan.

　The Chinese personnel then explained the relatively plain welcome ceremony: "Comrade Ibaraki, as you can see, the welcome ceremony is quite ordinary. This is because your side is not yet a national regime, so it is not appropriate for us to welcome you in a formal and gorgeous manner.

　However, we can guarantee that all the comrades who are supposed to meet with you, including General Secretary 586, will be present. We ask for your understanding. The next time you come to China, we will definitely give you a formal reception."

　Ibaraki Hanafugi nodded in understanding and smiled, saying, "I understand. That's fine. Diplomatic formalities are secondary; what's important is what can enhance relations between the two sides."

　"Okay, thank you for your understanding. Please follow me. We will escort all your comrades to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse safely." After expressing his gratitude, the Chinese staff made a gesture of invitation.

　Afterwards, Ibaraki Huashan, led by Chinese personnel, got into the front Hongqi L5 sedan. Other accompanying personnel from the CCP or JCP got into other models of Hongqi sedans following behind.

　Along the way, Hua Shan looked out the window at the scenery that stretched beyond his reach, lost in thought. This wasn't his first time in China, otherwise his Chinese wouldn't be so good.

　When the motorcade drove across Chang'an Avenue and passed by Tiananmen Square, she couldn't help but look up through the car window towards the Tiananmen side, and her deep gaze fell on the portrait of the teacher above the central gate.

　Historically, the man in this portrait has greatly influenced the fate and spiritual outlook of the Chinese people, the postwar Japanese New Left movement, and the thoughts of Ibaraki Hanasu.

　The past is like smoke, and many years have passed. In order to save the Japanese people from the dire straits, she has done a lot of thinking, from religion to secular.

　Various ideas and methods have been considered.

　With the end of Taisho Democracy, Japan's domestic social and political environment became increasingly repressive, reaching its peak after the full-scale invasion of China and the outbreak of World War II.

　In order to escape the suffocating high-pressure zone of Showa Japan, she left Japan again and came to China to see if she could find any solution to save the people.

　Although the white areas of China are also high-pressure zones, the pressure is not as great as that of Japan. The Japanese government is indeed reactionary, but they are not as weak as the Nationalist government, otherwise the Japanese Communist Party would not have disbanded and rebuilt several times.

　Later, during her continuous study tours, the developments in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region attracted her attention. Then, like tens of thousands of other Chinese educated youth, she came to Yan'an to find out what was going on.

　Of course, before going to Yan'an, she had the honor of meeting a big man in Hangzhou. Later, after the Japanese army entered Hangzhou City, he was forced to cut off contact with her. He did not resume contact with her until Japan was defeated.

　After arriving in Yan'an, Huashan gradually learned about Teacher Mao and his thoughts and began to study them in depth. He was shocked by what he had learned. It felt like he had found a treasure, and he studied eagerly every day, gradually transforming himself into a communist.

　In particular, the motto "The Chinese people and the Japanese people are united and have only one enemy, that is Japanese imperialism and the scum of the Chinese nation" was like a thunderclap that resounded through the sky, deeply shaking Ibaraki Hanasu's heart.

　Although the teacher made some minor mistakes in his later years, she, through calm and dialectical analysis, clearly realized that his flaws outweighed his merits, and that his indisputable contributions to the Chinese revolution far outweighed his faults. She fully agrees with the evaluation of the teacher made at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1981.

　"Comrade Ibaraki, we've arrived at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse."

　Just as Ibaraki Huashan was reminiscing about the past of the last century, the accompanying Chinese personnel kindly reminded Ibaraki Huashan that it was time to get off the bus.

　"Sorry, I was distracted by thinking about state affairs just now. Thanks for reminding me." Ibaraki Hanako laughed, adjusted his suit collar and walked out of the car.

　After arriving at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, we finally saw 586. 586 and Ibaraki Huashan walked up together and shook hands with each other, both of them smiling happily.

　This handshake not only strengthened the relationship between the CPC and the JCP, but also the future of the Chinese and Japanese people moving forward hand in hand. It is no exaggeration to say that it was a historic handshake.

　586 kindly praised Ibaraki Hanafu, "Comrade Ibaraki is truly a young and promising man. I've heard that many people back home and among you Japanese leftists call you 'Japan's Li Desheng.' From what I've seen so far, that title isn't an exaggeration at all."

　"Oh, Comrade 586, you are too kind. I really don't deserve this title. I am just following his words and doing some small work for the Japanese people." Ibaraki Huashan said modestly with a smile.

　586 quipped, "Being able to convince the Central Committee to remove Shii Kazuo from power at this critical moment of life and death is no small contribution."

　"In an emergency, it's only right to step forward. Comrade 586, please don't flatter me." Ibaraki Huashan briefly turned to business. "I've been invited here today. I very much hope that the Free Trade Zone will have a successful outcome and benefit the people of both countries."

　"That's for sure. East Asia today is no longer the same as it was twelve years ago. Without strong external resistance, I believe this free trade zone talks will be smooth and successful." 586 gave Ibaraki Hanasu an affirmative answer.

　Ibaraki Hanafugi was very satisfied, and then asked the person next to him to take out a box and said, "By the way, Comrade 586, we also brought you some gifts this time."

　The Japanese accompanying personnel took the box and opened it, revealing numerous beautifully packaged snacks. Ibaraki Hanafumi introduced each one:

　"It's the Dragon Boat Festival in China recently, so we're bringing you some Japanese rice dumplings to try. Of course, even though they're Japanese, they're actually from the same family as Chinese rice dumplings, considering their origins."

　Japanese rice dumplings originated in China, but over thousands of years of evolution, their shape and ingredients have become quite different from those of Chinese rice dumplings.

　In Japan, people use ground rice flour instead of glutinous rice to make zongzi. The shape of the zongzi is also different from the pyramid shape in China. They are accustomed to making long conical zongzi like bamboo shoots, and the leaves are mainly white grass, bamboo leaves, and wormwood leaves.

　586 saw other snacks besides the rice dumplings in the box, so he asked, "Besides the rice dumplings, I see there are other things. Are these snacks?"

　"Yes, these are all representative Japanese desserts and snacks, including the rice dumpling just now, which is also a sweet rice dumpling."

　Ibaraki Hanasu pointed at each item one by one and introduced them: "There are mochi, daifuku, yokan, three-color dango, dorayaki, shinokaki, Imagawa yaki, and Kyoto confectionery."

　When 586 heard it was dessert, his eyes lit up immediately. He smiled even more happily and expressed his deepest gratitude to Hua Shan: "Okay, thank you Japanese comrades for the dessert gift. As a testimony to the friendship between our two countries, I will reluctantly accept it."

　Then someone came up to 586, took the snack box from Ibaraki Hanasu's hand, and took it to the stage.

　"China has always valued reciprocity. Before you leave China, we will give you a return gift," said 586.

　Ibaraki Huashan nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will obey your orders respectfully and

　Thank you, Comrade 586. I'm really looking forward to what kind of gift it will be."

　Afterwards, Ibaraki Hanaozu and the other Chinese dignitaries shook hands one after another. Today's welcoming lineup was quite impressive, with not only all seven members of the Standing Committee present, but also some non-commissioned Politburo members accompanying them.

　Afterwards, representatives from both the Chinese and Japanese parties arrived at the State Guesthouse for dinner. Today's state banquet had been slightly modified to suit Ibaraki Hanasu's tastes, with several braised, stir-fried, and fried meat dishes added.

　After both sides had almost finished their meal, Ibaraki Huashan and his party checked into the guest rooms of the State Guesthouse under the arrangement of the Chinese side to recharge their energy for tomorrow's meeting on the China-Japan-North Korea-Soviet Free Trade Zone.