“On April 12, I met Madame Deng Yingchao, the widow of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo. As we parted, I told her that I had decided to resign. “You mustn’t!” she said, the smiling face of this great mother of the people suddenly growing stern. “You are too young to resign. Above all, you have the support of the people. As long as you have their support, you must not resign. You must not retreat even a single step!” Those were the resolute words of a person who had lived through death-defying challenges and danger.”