▁experience ▁was ▁perhaps ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁run . ▁China ▁and ▁Japan ▁are ▁near er ▁to ▁us ▁now ▁than ▁they ▁seemed ▁fifty ▁years ▁ago ; ▁we ▁all ▁need ▁to ▁know ▁more ▁about ▁them . ▁So ▁I ▁hope ▁in ▁my ▁re collections ▁of ▁some ▁critical ▁years ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁revolution ▁may ▁throw ▁light , ▁for ▁readers , ▁on ▁recent ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁zone .' ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁China ▁Exper ience ▁Two ▁of ▁Ber tr am ' s ▁articles ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁China ▁Exper ience , ▁published ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Trade ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁for ti eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁between ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁piece ▁was ▁" The ▁Tw elf th ▁of ▁December " ▁in ▁which ▁Ber tr am ▁wrote ▁about ▁an ▁anti - J apan ese ▁student ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁X i ' an ▁Inc ident ▁took ▁place . ▁The ▁second ▁article ▁was ▁" The ▁Way ▁to ▁Y en an " ▁describing ▁Ber tr am ' s ▁inv itation ▁by ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁' to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁British ▁visitor ▁to ▁Yan ' an ' ▁( Y en an ) ▁and ▁Ber tr am ' s ▁attend ance ▁at ▁Ma o ' s ▁lecture ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Route ▁Army