The President's last wish before his death Focus on Japan
He was deeply worried about Japan, especially Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki in the "Luo Case Vortex". It is said that the US fire giant Lockheed Martin was suspected of offering bribes to Japan's ** aircraft, and Prime Minister Miki launched an investigation and arrested the former prime minister, but his actions were attacked by his opponents.
Takeo Miki, Japan's twelfth prime minister after its defeat in World War II, advocated Sino-Japanese friendship. However, because the Luo case made too many enemies and the election was unfavorable, he was forced to resign. Born in 1907 in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, Takeo Miki graduated from university at the age of 20 and entered politics and was elected to the Diet.
After the end of World War II, Japan was in chaos, and in 1947, multiple parties formed a coalition, and Miki was elected Minister of Post. Since then, he has served in several important departments, establishing his own Miki faction.
However, the LDP has five major factions, with the Miki faction being the weakest. In 1974, the other four factions struggled for power, with Miki as president and prime minister of Japan.
For Miki himself, getting the Prime Minister's Great Seal was something he didn't expect, and he said with emotion: "It's like a bolt from the blue." The outside world commented that Miki was on the left side of his mind and would not unconditionally obey the instructions of the Americans.
In two cases before he took office, he opposed the revision of the U.S.-Japan security treaty and refused to attend congressional meetings. In addition, he demanded the complete elimination of all nuclear ** in Okinawa.
Before taking office, Miki visited China twice and held friendly talks with Zhou Gong, which laid a solid foundation for the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. After coming to power, he advocated friendly relations with China and appointed Shiro Minamimura as the liaison between China and Japan.
Soon after Miki became prime minister, he secretly invited Shiro Minamimura to meet at his home in Tokyo. According to Minamimura's recollection, it was late one night in mid-December 1974 when he was invited to Miki's residence.
Miki took out a handwritten letter and handed it to Nancun, asking him to pass it on to Zhou Gong. The main content of this letter is the hope that a treaty of peace and friendship will be signed with the People's Republic of China as soon as possible.
Miki hopes to be able to sign the historic treaty with his own hands, and says he will do his best as long as China strongly supports it. According to Minamimura's own recollection, he said: "Miki attached great importance to relations with China, and that letter reflected Miki's strong desire for the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, confirming the delicate nature of Sino-Japanese relations at that time. ”
After receiving the letter, Nancun immediately went to China and forwarded it to Liao Chengzhi, the first president of the China-Japan Friendship Association.
Yang Zhenya, former Chinese ambassador to Japan, on the left, and Mr. Shiro Minamura on the rightAbout a week later, Nancun received a reply from Zhou Gong. With the letter in hand, Minamimura returned to Japan without stopping, and went to Miki's office in Tokyo.
To this day, we don't know exactly what the reply was, but according to Liao, Miki may have refused to sign the treaty. The reason why Miki refused to sign it was because of the tension between China and its northern neighbor at the time, and it strongly demanded that anti-hegemony clauses be included in the treaty.
It may be difficult for Japan to agree to this article, which has also caused a long-term dilemma in the negotiation of the treaty. It wasn't until four years later that the treaty was signed, but that's another story.
By September 6, 1976, three days before the chairman's death, he still cared about Takeo Miki, but due to health reasons, it was difficult for him to speak and communicate like a normal person.
Everyone saw the corners of the chairman's mouth moving, but they didn't know what he was really thinking in his heart. ** The chief went to the chairman's confidential secretary and life secretary Zhang Yufeng: "The chairman's voice is very soft, we don't understand what it means." ”
Zhang Yufeng came to the chairman, who leaned on a high pillow, reached out and slowly knocked on the wooden bed three times, and then stretched out three fingers. Zhang Yufeng immediately thought of Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki, and guessed that the chairman cared about the election of the Japanese House of Representatives, so he tried to ask the chairman, do you want to know about Miki's situation?
Chairman Zhang Yufeng was concerned about Miki's situation, looked for a briefing to check his recent situation and the latest election progress in Japan, nodded with satisfaction and closed his eyes to rest. However, the impact of the "Luo case" was too great, resulting in an unsatisfactory election result for Miki's faction.
The incident arose from the bribery of Japan by the US Lockheed Martin company when it supplied Japanese aircraft, involving the former prime minister. The accusations of the U.S. Senate have caused an uproar in Japan, and Miki said at the budget committee of the House of Representatives that this is an issue related to Japan's reputation and must be investigated to the end.
He ordered the Japanese ambassador to the United States to collect relevant information and summoned relevant personnel to understand the cause and effect. This was widely reported, and there was an uproar. On February 19, Miki established the Loma Liaison Council, and promised to find out the truth and publish the list of ***.
He even wrote a letter to Ford asking for cooperation. However, the case has been met with considerable resistance both inside and outside Japan, and political opponents have tried to cover up the truth by directing farce.
Takeo Miki is in a dilemma in the Luo case, if he covers up the truth, he cannot explain to the people, and the people always suspect that he is protecting officials; If the truth is made public, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in political circles, and it will be besieged one after another.
Although we don't know what he really thought in his heart, it can be seen that he chose to find out the truth and announce it in time. However, this decision triggered a huge "cabinet downfall", and political opponents frantically attacked him, even insisting that former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was not guilty, which was Miki's ** against the former prime minister.
The incident swept all walks of life in Japan, Miki suffered great pressure, and many friends who had a good relationship also drew a line so as not to be implicated. Voices demanding Miki's resignation continued, and multiple factions banded together to force Miki**.
In order to quell the struggle, Miki replaced the leaders of several important departments and replaced them with factions of political opponents. However, in December of the same year, the 34th election of the Japanese House of Representatives was held, and the election results were not satisfactory, and Miki was forced to announce his resignation.
Although Miki advocated Sino-Japanese friendship externally, strictly investigated corruption internally, and did not hesitate to offend Loma of the United States, he also worshipped ghosts during his term of office, which seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.