rebirth of change

"...For you and me today, we are both facing a difficult historical task, that is how to pass on the friendship between the two nations instead of being hostile to each other. Generally speaking, the two of us The nation has been friendly and supported each other for more than 1000 years. I think this should become the main trend of the exchanges between our two nations. There is an old saying in China that brothers fight against the wall and defend against their insults. As two close neighbors , I think we can become brothers instead of embarking on a contradictory development path under the instigation of some countries outside the region..."

"...young people are the future of society. I am also a college student just like you. We sit in the school. In addition to learning basic knowledge and the means of making a living in the future, what is more important is that we Learn to think independently, cultivate noble conduct, and learn how to distinguish between truth, goodness and beauty..."

"...Before I came to Waseda University, I once met a reporter from Sankei Shimbun in Hong Kong. Some of you may have seen his report. The reporter questioned whether I was qualified to come to such a well-known university. University speech. I don’t know if anyone here has the same doubts as him. Here I want to say that I am not an arrogant person, let alone an arrogant person. Many people may be better than me. However, we cannot block the pace of communication because of this reason, it is extremely narrow thinking. I am here, in addition to want to tell you some of my thoughts I also came here with a learning attitude. Who stipulated that the speech must be taught and instilled? Wrong, it is just a form of communication. I don’t think that Japan’s economy is developed and there is no need for open learning, and I don’t think Waseda Universities do not need to increase extensive exchanges today. That kind of self-enclosure actually indicates that the danger is not far away..."

"...Next, I will end my day by quoting the famous alumnus of Waseda University and the great novelist Mr. Haruki Murakami, "To live means to do something, please work hard. ", thank you, thank you all."

Chen Kangjie took two steps back, bowed, and ended his speech today amidst warm applause.

After coming to Japan, under the influence, Chen Kangjie became much more respectful and polite.Of course, that is also the need of etiquette. Anyway, Chen Kangjie has to show his quality and humble attitude.

Xiaoyasu Okushima stood up when Chen Kangjie said thank you, and he held back Chen Kangjie who was about to return to his seat: "Thank you, thank you long for the wonderful speech, long, please six steps, you finally came Why don't we communicate with our students when we go to school, what do you think?"

If it is a speech on an official occasion, then the event is basically over after the speech.However, speeches in universities have a much stronger meaning of communication. Usually, if there are no special arrangements, the speakers will have some interaction with the audience.

It is true that it is up to the speaker to decide whether they are willing to interact, but generally no one will refuse, otherwise it will appear impolite and lack confidence.But the length of the interaction time can be decided and controlled by the guests themselves, and the organizers usually don't make it difficult for them.

"If you don't think it's a waste of time, of course I'd be happy." Chen Kangjie said with a smile.

With Chen Kangjie's affirmation, there was another burst of violent applause from the audience.

As Takayasu Okushima said, Chen Kangjie came here with great difficulty, and the communication with him is even more rare than the opportunities of those heads of state. Naturally, such an opportunity will not be missed.Besides, those students did have a lot of questions to ask Chen Kangjie.

After the applause, the hands below who had stopped applauding all raised up in unison.From a distance, it looks like a densely packed small tree.

Most of the students who came to listen to the speech today can be said to be fans of Chen Kangjie. Each of them has their own thoughts or curious questions that they want to say to Chen Kangjie.Of course, it is undeniable that some people came with other purposes, after all, there are all kinds of birds in the forest.

Even those who came with other purposes still had opinions to express, so they raised their hands in the same way.

"Long, look, so many people are curious and interested in you. I remember that when the President of the United States visited our school last time, the students who were willing to raise their hands to speak were not as many as one-third of today's." Xiaoyasu Okushima road.

"Hehe, maybe that Mr. President is talking about how to tie Japan to their chariot, so the students are not very interested. This shows that the students of Waseda University have a high level of thought." Chen Kangjie pointedly Said as a joke.

Okushima Xiaoyasu didn't respond to Chen Kangjie's little joke, he just smiled awkwardly.

Immediately, Takayasu Okushima served as the host, and began to randomly order students to communicate with Chen Kangjie.

Perhaps considering the priority of women, the first thing Okushima Xiaoyasu called was a petite girl with short hair.

Seeing that she got the first chance, the girl was so excited that she didn't realize it for a while.Later, with the poking reminder from his classmates around him, he covered his mouth and yelled before regaining his senses.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure, I'm sorry, the main reason is that I was too happy and excited."

"It doesn't matter, I don't know if they will have any opinions, but I don't anyway, ha ha." Chen Kangjie said with a pleasant smile.

Chen Kangjie's humor sparked a small laugh.

The short-haired girl stroked her hair, blushed and said in embarrassment: "Long, thank you, your Japanese is very good, if I didn't know it in advance, I would definitely treat you as a Tokyo native... just As far as I know, every year, some Japanese institutions, including some universities, send invitations to you, but you refuse all those invitations, so why are you willing to come to Waseda University? What prompted you?"

When Chen Kangjie waited for the short-haired girl to sit down, he pondered for a while.

"First of all, I thank you for agreeing with my poor Japanese. Your affirmation has made me more confident. Anyway, before I came here, I thought in my heart that as long as someone can understand it. In fact, I also thought about it. Speaking in Chinese, but considering the increase in manpower, which will increase the cost, I simply gave up in the principle of economy..." Chen Kangjie's humor made the audience burst into laughter, of course they did not agree. Will really take it seriously that Chen Kangjie did it to save money, because he is not short of money, even if it is really for saving, the translation is provided by Waseda University, and there is no such thing as an increase in costs.

"Hearing you laughing, it means that my cleverness has been discovered. In fact, I am worried that the translator will misinterpret my meaning. There will always be some deviations in the meaning between two languages ​​after translation. I don’t want to see it. Well, let me answer the part you are really curious about. Indeed, I receive countless event invitations from all over the world every year, but my time and energy are limited, so for most of the events, I can only Declined, otherwise, I am afraid that 240 hours a day is not enough... The reason why I am willing to come to Waseda University is related to Mr. Takayasu Okushima. He is a scholar who knows about China. I remember that Mr. Takayasu Okushima once wrote the article "Introduction to the Company Law of China", so I have to take his invitation seriously. On the other hand, I think Waseda University is a truly independent university with correct thinking. It is worthy of my visit. This university has not only cultivated the revolutionary sages of our country I mentioned before, but also cultivated many real politicians, both for Japan and for the world. Big figures in Japan, such as Prime Minister Chamyama Ishibashi, known as the "anti-war chief editor", and Prime Minister Toshiki Kaibe, as far as I know, the current Chief Cabinet Secretary is also a graduate of Waseda University..."

The characters that Chen Kangjie exemplified all have one characteristic, that is, they are friendly to China, reflect on history to a certain extent, and recognize the damage that war caused to China and other Asian countries.In other words, these people at least have a relatively correct view of history.

For example, Shiqiao Zhanshan is known as a good friend of the Chinese people. He has written a large number of anti-war and anti-aggression articles, and rationally changed "Great Japanese Imperialism" to "Little Japanese Imperialism". Whether it is the past or the future, the idea of ​​dominating East Asia or even Asia is simply impossible to realize.

Toshiki Kaibe opposes the revision of textbooks that distort history. He believes that real history can bring self-consciousness to Japan and educate the next generation.He longed for peace. When he visited China in 1991, it happened to be flooded in East China. At that time, he asked the plane to lower the altitude as much as possible without disturbing the people, so that he could see the flood situation more realistically. decided to increase the amount of aid to China.Not to mention, after leaving office, Kaibu Toshiki went to Jinling to apologize for the massacre that year.

As for the current Chief Cabinet Secretary, he clearly opposes the prime minister's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, and he has been committed to promoting normal and friendly exchanges between China and Japan.

After answering the short-haired girl's question, the exchange and interaction continued.

This time, it was a boy that Okushima was targeting.When the male student stood up, others could clearly see that he was actually wearing the same black Chinese tunic suit as Chen Kangjie.

"Long, hello, I am very excited and happy to see you today. Through your speech today, I know you a lot more. I just want to ask, through the study of Japanese, what do you think of Japan? Culturally, there are still right-wing forces in Japan that are not friendly to China, what do you think about this?"