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"I thought the Nazis were allies of China. Why are you opposing them?"

For the first since you started speaking with him, Zhu displays some emotion on his face. The emotion is discomfort.

"They…they are and they aren't," he says. "This is extremely difficult. There are—nuances, which an outsider like yourself would probably not perceive. Look, we'll talk about this later, I'm sure. For now I'd rather just get underway. Just know this: whatever the official position of my government may be, there are those of my disposition in Nanjing, who share exactly your own sentiments about the present government of Germany."

"I thought the Nazis were allies of