1978 is a year of great significance for Downing, since 1946 he crossed over, one of the biggest dreams is to be able to give back to the motherland through his own efforts, but due to the special form at that time, first the civil war, then the Cold War, and then ten years of cultural activities, so even if he has enough strength, but there is still no way to serve the country, it is estimated that in those periods, even if he took the initiative to make this request, the country was able to spy for him.

And this time is different, with the previous Tanaka Kakuei's visit to Japan, in August this year the Chinese and Japanese governments formally concluded the "Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty", in October Deng XX as a Chinese national leader, the first official visit to Japan, during the visit, not only on political issues and the Japanese government to negotiate, but also on economic issues also visited a number of large Japanese companies, hoping to strengthen economic cooperation and exchanges between China and Japan, and Tang Ning was fortunate to join the ranks.

From October 22 to 29, Deng XX, as a Chinese state leader, made his first official visit to Japan after World War II. The purpose of this visit was to attend the ceremony of exchanging instruments of ratification of the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship," and it was also a trip to learn from Deng XX in the process of formulating China's grand strategy for modernization. Deng XX's visit to Japan was on the eve of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and as the chief designer of China's reform and opening up, he was sketching a grand blueprint for reform and opening up in his heart, and thinking about how China would become rich and strong in the future.

During the visit, Deng XX held a press conference at the Japan Press Club in Tokyo that attracted the attention of the world. More than 400 journalists attended the press conference from Kyodo News, Current Affairs, Reuters, United Press International, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, German Press and other well-known news organizations. This is the first time that a leader of the People's Republic of China has agreed to meet with reporters in a "Western European way" during his foreign visit.

In answering questions about China's modernization, Deng XX gave Western journalists a full taste of his frank, pragmatic and open style. "By modernization, we mean relatively close to the level of that time," he said. The world is advancing by leaps and bounds, and the level at that time, for example, was certainly not the level it is now, and it will not be easy for us to reach the current level of Japan, Europe, and the United States. It's even harder to get to where it is after 22 years. We are soberly aware of this difficulty, but we still have such an ambition. ”

In order to achieve modernization, he pointed out: "To have a correct policy, we must be good at learning and take the current international advanced technology and advanced management methods as the starting point of our development. First of all, admit our backwardness. There is hope if we honestly admit that we are backward. Then there is the ability to learn. This time I came to Japan to ask for advice. We have consulted all developed countries. Ask for advice from poor friends in the Third World. I believe that with such an attitude, policy, and guideline, we have hope. ”

When talking about admitting backwardness, he suddenly said a witty sentence: "It's not okay to look ugly but dress up like a beauty." The scathing self-assessment made the reporters laugh, and they had to admit that this attitude was the hope of China's resurgence.

During the visit, Deng XX also met with the leaders of the six opposition parties, including the Socialist Party of Japan, the New Komeito Party, the Democratic Socialist Party, the New Freedom Club, the Social Democratic League, and the Communist Party, and held earnest talks for about 15 minutes. Earnest talks. Deng XX probably remembered the story of Xu Fu who traveled east to Japan to seek the elixir of life on the order of Qin Shi Huang, so he changed the topic and said to everyone: "I heard that Japan has an elixir, and the purpose of this visit is: the first exchange of approvals; second, to express gratitude to old Japanese friends for their efforts; Third, look for the elixir of life. As soon as the words fell, the Speaker's room erupted in laughter. Later, he happily added, "I came to seek the rich experience of Japan." Deng XX's words induced a sense of humor among the leaders of the various parties. For a while, the Speaker's room was full of "the topic of medicine".

During his eight-day visit to Japan, Deng XX squeezed out time and visited three major companies with great interest: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nissan Motor Corporation, and Matsushita Electric Corporation. When traveling from Tokyo to Kansai by Shinkansen. The reporter asked him how he felt. He said, "Quick, really fast!" It's like there's a whip behind you! That's the speed we need now. "We need to run now." He also said. "During this visit to Japan, I understand what modernization is."

When he visited Nippon Steel's Junjin Iron and Steel Plant, he carefully inquired about the plant's equipment and technology, and hoped that his Japanese friends would introduce his advanced production management experience to the Chinese workers who were interning there, so that people could feel his determination to build an equally advanced factory in China. It was this determination that later led to the Sino-Japanese cooperation project of Shanghai Baosteel. Deng XX always compares while visiting during his visits.

When visiting Matsushita Electric Corporation in Japan. Deng XX was invited to an exhibition room to display new products such as microwave ovens, and after the interpreter heated a plate of roasted wheat in the microwave, he asked Deng XX to watch, Deng XX picked up a roasted wheat and looked at it, and suddenly put it in his mouth. It tastes good while eating. This scene was unexpected by the employees of Panasonic, and everyone admired Deng XX's spirit of daring to try.

Normally, it is impossible to enter this visited sequence as Downing, after all, he is an American businessman, and he is also an American businessman with a military background, but first, Downing took the initiative to fight for it, and secondly, considering that when Nixon visited China, he had also been to China as a member of the entourage and had a certain understanding of China, and his industries in Okinawa and Guam were large in scale and variety, and could not be ignored in any country, the only problem was that Okinawa and Guam were too far away from Tokyo. Deng was on a tight schedule and couldn't go to the local area, so he had to visit his East Asian film studio and insurance company.

In fact, Deng was also very interested in Downing, an American businessman who developed in Japan, and when he visited the East Asia Film Studio, he said to Downing cordially: "I have seen your films produced in East Asia, and the quality of the shooting is very good, especially "Manhunt" and "Wangxiang", not only the storyline is very good, but also very meaningful, and they are also very popular in China, I hope you can make more good movies in the future!" (To be continued.) )