20世纪40年代初,日裔美国人有吉幸治曾跟随美国的史迪威将军到中国来支援抗战。因为宋庆龄跟史迪威的关系很好,有吉幸治跟宋庆龄也有了一些交往。二战结束,有吉幸治作为军调处的美军观察组成员被派往延安。他在写给美国的一些报告里,对这些中共的高层领导人及延安的民主气氛、中共当时的方针、政策等予以高度赞扬。赫尔利当时认为他替共产党说 In the early 1940s, Japanese Americans Ji Yukihiro followed General Stilwell of the United States to China to support the war of resistance. Because Soong Ching Ling has a good relationship with Stilwell, there is a good deal with Soong Ching Ling. At the end of World War II, members of the US military observer team that had Yoshimori Yoshiyuki as military mediator were sent to Yan’an. In some reports to the United States, he highly praised these CCP leaders and the democratic atmosphere in Yanan and the guidelines and policies of the CPC. Hurley at the time thought he said for the Communist Party