Mao Zedong and Liang Shuming
After the Japanese army fully invaded China, the Communist Party of China put forward a series of anti-Japanese propositions, especially the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperation and unanimous anti-Japanese propositions, which won the hearts of the people.
With questions about how to win the Anti-Japanese War and how China should be reformed, Liang Shuming came to Yan'an in January 1938 and made a special trip to visit Mao Zedong. Liang Shuming's trip had two purposes: first, to conduct an inspection of the Chinese Communist Party, and second, to listen to the Chinese Communist Party's views on the future.
The conversation lasted all night from 6 p.m. to the next morning, all focusing on the future of the Anti-Japanese War.
Liang Shuming asked: "I am a little pessimistic about the future of the Anti-Japanese War. What is the future of China? Will the Chinese nation perish?"
Mao Zedong replied very decisively: "There is no need to be pessimistic about China's future, it should be very optimistic! In the end, China will win. Japan must be defeated, there can be no other outcome than this!"
Mao Zedong analyzed the comparison of domestic and foreign enemies, ourselves, and friends, the transformation of strength and weakness, the nature of war, and the strength of the people, and finally concluded that China must be defeated. victory, Japan must lose.
Liang Shuming was deeply touched by this talk. Not only did he feel that Mao Zedong was very easy-going, detached, confident, and very leader-like; Mao Zedong's talk was also reasonable and very attractive and persuasive. He felt that Mao Zedong was great and admired him very much.
