hou ▁En la i ▁hosted ▁a ▁wel coming ▁function ▁at ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁senior ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁regime ▁including ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong , ▁He ▁Long , ▁Z hu ▁De , ▁P eng ▁De hu ai ▁and ▁Li u ▁Sh ao qi . ▁In ▁Shang hai ▁Ber tr am ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁M me ▁So ong ▁Ch ing - ling ▁who ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁China ▁W elf are ▁Institute , ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁China ▁Def ence ▁League . ▁Ber tr am ▁wrote ▁up ▁the ▁expedition ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁Return ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁China ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁guest ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁f ift i eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ' s ▁capture ▁during ▁the ▁X i ' an ▁Inc ident , ▁and ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁Sh and an ▁B ail ie ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Political ▁views ▁For ▁some ▁years ▁Ber tr am ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁left - wing ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Cl oser ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Russia ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁China ▁Friend ship ▁Society . ▁After ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁China ▁visit ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cultural ▁deleg ation , ▁he ▁wrote ▁" All ▁of ▁us , ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁doubt , ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁truth ▁as ▁we ▁saw ▁it . ▁And ▁my ▁own