Some people called him a traitor. In order to obtain Japanese citizenship, he did not even attend his mother's funeral.

In 2003, three generations of Japanese chess players Wu Qingyuan, Lin Haifeng, and Zhang Xu returned to Taiwan. When the then Taipei Mayor *** awarded Wu Qingyuan the Honorary Citizen Medal, the 90-year-old Wu Qingyuan refused to accept it, emphasizing: ""I am Japanese! " Wu Qingyuan, whose surname was Wu Mingquan and whose alias was Qingyuan, was born in Fujian in 1914. He moved to Beijing in the same year and was taught Go by his father when he was seven years old. His father passed away when he was eleven years old and he entered Duan Qirui's mansion as a Go disciple. He was known as the "Go genius boy" " and became famous in Beijing. He traveled east to Japan at the age of 14. Wu Qingyuan had outstanding chess skills and defeated all the top super chess players in Japan in an unprecedented ten times. From then on, Wu Qingyuan became the well-deserved number one in the chess world and was known as ""Showa Chess Saint". From 1939 to 1956, it was called the ""Wu Qingyuan Era". Wu Qingyuan's Go ideas were regarded as a model by professional chess players and respected as the God of Go. What is Wu Qingyuan's status in the Go world? Yang Zhenning is like this Evaluation, "" Einstein's status in physics is not as high as Wu Qingyuan's in Go. Why? Because Einstein is number one in physics, but I don’t think the distance between number two and Einstein is as big as the distance between Wu Qingyuan and the number two Go player in the 20th century. "Is Wu Qingyuan Japanese or Chinese? He became a Japanese citizen twice in his life, and even he himself couldn't explain it. A reporter asked, ""You came to Japan from China to learn chess when you were 14 years old, and you became a Japanese citizen before the war. After the war, you became a citizen of the Republic of China in Taiwan, and restored your Japanese nationality in your later years. China and Japan have gone through ups and downs in modern times. What is your identity? "The old man said a few words in Japanese, his voice was weak, and his assistant Niu Lili relayed, ""Teacher Wu still said that world peace is needed, and everyone must maintain good relations in the end." " In 1960, when Kensaku Segotsu and his delegation visited China, Premier Zhou specifically mentioned: " "Next time, please be sure to bring Wu Qingyuan with you to China." I promise to let him return to Japan. "Wu Qingyuan recalled: "I am originally Chinese, and there is no question of whether I will return or not. "In 1936, Wu Qingyuan became a Japanese national for the sake of survival. In 1979, Wu Qingyuan became a Japanese national again. The reason was that his children could find employment and go to school. In order to apply for Japanese nationality this time, he even stopped attending his mother's funeral. This is particularly visible. How important Japanese identity is to Wu Qingyuan. Wu Qingyuan claimed that "without talking about politics, the world has no borders." In fact, Wu Qingyuan was just a secularist, and survival came first. In 1932, Wu Qingyuan proposed to become a Japanese national, but was rejected. The overseas Chinese in Japan and the Chinese Embassy (people must cancel their nationality to become Japanese) were unanimously opposed. Duan Qirui, who had sponsored him, was even more opposed. Even his teacher, Mr. Sego, did not support Wu Qingyuan's final invitation to a Japanese diplomat. He succeeded only by threatening the Chinese Embassy. Wu Qingyuan said in his autobiography "The Spirit of China", ""The country was in a war, and it was not an era for playing chess at all." "In China at that time, it was impossible to survive by relying on Go alone. . "Wu Qingyuan had a monthly living allowance of 200 yen in Japan. At that time, the salary for Japanese college graduates was only 40 yen. The biggest controversy about Wu Qingyuan is not that he is a Japanese or Chinese, but that he has served Japanese militarism. Therefore, He was scolded as a "cultural traitor". In 1941, Wu Qingyuan participated in the "Chess Report to Congress" organized by chess players, and worked in the military camp by playing chess. In 1942, he was appointed by Kazuo Aoki, advisor to the Nanjing "Wang Puppet" *** Invited to accompany Setsue to China to work in the army. After arriving in Shanghai, someone posted a slogan "Kill the traitor Wu Qingyuan" next to the hotel. Wu Qingyuan also advocated the Japanese imperial system, "... resides in the "eight signs and one universe". The great spirit of the four-character founding of the country by the emperor is also the tradition inherited by the way of Go. This is grand and worthy of celebration, especially today when we hope for world peace and make solid steps towards our great ideals while establishing a new system. , chess has been elevated to the level of the national spirit, and its existence is completely dependent on the essence of our national body.

The ideal of "Eight Hongs and One Universe" is also reflected in the chessboard we are familiar with, because the star position Tianyuan in the center is also called "Tai Chi". If it is compared to the royal family of Jin Ou, Tianyuan is in the center and dominates the four directions. , the other eight star positions are the "" Eight Stars". The chess game played in this space can be said to be the most sacred entertainment. When we chess players are in it, we should have a deeper understanding of this new meaning." "( Wu Qingyuan's "Four Understandings of Go", published in the February 1941 issue of "Go" magazine, the official publication of the Japanese Chess Academy) Go is Chinese culture, and it has nothing to do with Japan's "eight hongs and one yu" eight poles, Wu Qingyuan advocates Is the Japanese imperial system just to prove that you are Japanese? As a Japanese, it is necessary to work in the army and advocate. This is just work, but it is incomprehensible to the Chinese, serving the invasion of China. It’s like forgetting one’s ancestors. Wu Qingyuan defended his actions, “I firmly believe that God’s will is for Sino-Japanese friendship, and I have never given up the hope that the trend of the times will change. But no matter how much I prayed, it was beyond my power. The teachings of my faith say: ‘Don’t talk about politics, the world has no borders. ’ So my mood transcends ethnicity and country. However, soldiers who are chess fans often write to me, and I always write in my replies to them: ‘Please don’t abuse the Chinese! '" ""Please don't abuse the Chinese people", these words make people feel that this is the tone of a Japanese speaking. In the era when Japan invaded China and massacred its compatriots, it is simply a joke to believe in "Sino-Japanese friendship". Speaking of Wu Qingyuan Being a traitor is a bit on the line. After all, he did not specifically serve Japan like Zhou Zuoren Hu Lancheng. He was just a Japanese chess player. One thing is certain, Wu Qingyuan made no contribution to the war against Japan, let alone patriotism. The famous actor Mei Lanfang had a beard and made it clear that he would not play tricks on the Japanese. "The national chess player" Xie Xiaxun took the initiative to go to Nanyang to raise funds to support the anti-Japanese war. He was known as "the one who served the country with chess in ancient and modern times." Compared with them. , Wu Qingyuan's level is too low. During the national war, it is too ignorant and naive to talk about Sino-Japanese friendship that transcends nation-states. Wu Qingyuan became a Japanese citizen twice. It is obvious that Wu is too utilitarian and a god in Go. He has the same aura as an ordinary person in life and has become a Japanese citizen, but his Chinese ancestry cannot be erased. After Wu Qingyuan's death, the Japanese media commented, "Wu Qingyuan's god first comes from him being a Chinese. But it laid the foundation for Japan’s modern Go” (Asahi Shimbun) Wu Qingyuan’s daughter Wu Jiacheng said that her father’s views on the world as a whole came from traditional Chinese culture. This is the criterion for his work, “”He always Speaking of these ancient Chinese people, who said what, what Confucius said in the past. "In the final analysis, it is China's cultural genes that created Wu Qingyuan's myth.