Red China Loses a Round

A blow-by-blow account of a Red Chinese attempt to win de facto Japanese recognition—and the power to blackmail Tokyo through trade

For several years past Red China has fairly swarmed with feverishly active Japanese visitors. A good many have been deputations of radicals and near-Communists, there by invitation and at Peiping’s expense. But the majority have been businessmen diligently seeking opportunities for trade. About a year ago, when Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi made a speech in the Diet reiterating his firm opposition to Japan’s recognition of Red China, Chou En-lai’s public reaction was angry. He remarked that there were at that moment Japanese snoopers after trade in no fewer than forty communities on the mainland, and that it was about time they were all thrown out.

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A blow-by-blow account of a Red Chinese attempt to win de facto Japanese recognition—and the power to blackmail Tokyo through trade

For several years past Red China has fairly swarmed with feverishly active Japanese visitors. A good many have been deputations of radicals and near-Communists, there by invitation and at Peiping’s expense. But the majority have been businessmen diligently seeking opportunities for trade. About a year ago, when Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi made a speech in the Diet reiterating his firm opposition to Japan’s recognition of Red China, Chou En-lai’s public reaction was angry. He remarked that there were at that moment Japanese snoopers after trade in no fewer than forty communities on the mainland, and that it was about time they were all thrown out.