内容简介
SirinPhathanothaiwasbornintooneofThailand'smostprivilegedandpoliticallyprominentfamilies.But,attheageof8,herlifechangeddramatically.SheandherbrotherweresenttobebroughtupinBeijingunderthedirectauspicesofPremierZhouEnlaiashewards.ShewentswimmingwithMao,wasprivytomajorpoliticalandhistoricaleventsandlivedthroughMao'seconomicGreatLeapForward.Then,duringtheCulturalRevolution,herworldwastornasunder.HerbrotherwasexpelledfromChinaandshewassavedonlybyjoiningthePeople'sLiberationArmydeepinthecountryside.But,unlikemanyofherfriends,shesurvived-andwentontoplayapivotalroleinChina'sopeningtotheWest.Sometimesharrowing,andalwayshighlyilluminating,SirinPhathanothai'sstoryisauniquehistoricaldocumentaswellasastartlingtestamenttothehumanspirit.
作者简介
SangPhathanothai(1914–June,1986)wasaThaipolitician,unionleader,andjournalist.HewasoneoftheclosestadvisorstoFieldMarshalPhibunsongkhram.Inhisearly20sSangbegantowriteregularlyonpoliticalandinternationalsubjectsandbecameadailycommentatorforthenationalradiostation.HebecamefamousthankstohisradioshowMr.MunandMr.KongandsoonwasappointedtheheadoftheradioandnewspapersectionsoftheThaiGovernmentPublicityDepartment.In1938,shortlyafterbecomingprimeminister,PhibunnamedSangtheofficialgovernmentspokesmanandputhiminchargeofallgovernmentpropaganda.ItwasinthiscapacitythatwhenThailandhadtodeclarewaragainsttheAlliesinWorldWarII,SanghadthedistinctionofreadingtheformaldeclarationofwarovertheradioonJanuary25,1942.WhenthewarendedtheAllieswantedtoprosecuteSang,alongwithPibulandafewothers,forwarcrimes.However,asPhibunhadduringthewarrefusedJapanesepressuretoarrestallegedresistanceleadersandhadallegedlylookedtheotherwayasPridiPhanomyong,theleaderoftheFreeThaiMovement,developedcontactswiththeAlliesduringthewar,andwithpublicopinionfavourabletoallthosearrestedbytheAllies,theThaiSupremeCourtruledthattheycouldnotbeprosecutedunderawarcrimestatuteimposingthedeathsentencethathadbeenenactedaftertheendofthewar,andorderedtheirrelease.In1947PhibunbecameprimeministeronceagainandinvitedSangtojointhecabinet.HoweverSangrefused,preferringtoremainPhibun'sconfidantandadvisor.HedecidedtotakeonlytheofficialpostofPresident,andlaterGeneralSecretary,oftheThaiNationalTradersUnionCongress.Withareducedformalroleingovernmentandmoretimeavailabletootherprojects,Sangturnedhimselftojournalism,settingupadailynewspaperthathehimselfedited:Satienraparb("Forever")soonexertedconsiderableinfluenceinThaipolitics.In1956,withPhibun'sgovernmentopenlypro-westernandanti-Chinese,SangandPhibundevisedastrategytoestablishabackdoorinformalcommunicationchannelwiththeChinesegovernment.TheyagreedtosendtwoofSang'schildrentobebroughtupundertheauspicesofChinesePremierZhouEnlaiashiswards.AdaughteragedeightandasonagedtwelvesecretlytravelledthroughBurmatoBeijing.Unfortunatelyforthechildren,asuddenchangeofgovernmentresultingfromacoup,meantthattheirfatherwasarrestedforhispro-BeijingpoliciesandhisnewspaperarticlesaboutChina.Sang'sarrestmeantlossofcontactwithPremierZhouEnlaiandconsequentlywithhischildren.Sang'sdaughter,SirinPhathanothai,wouldlaterwriteabook,TheDragon'sPearl,aboutherexperiencesgrowingupamongChina'selite.Followingthedeathin1963ofdictatorSaritThanarat(whosegovernmentarrestedSang),thepoliticalclimateeasedsomewhatinThailand.ItwasatthistimethatSang,afterbeingunderarrestforsevenyears,wasfinallybroughttotrialbeforeamilitarytribunal.Thetrial,opentothepublicandwidelycoveredbyThaimediaatthetime,wasthefirstofmanytrialsfortheintellectuals,writers,journalists,lawyers,anduniversityprofessorswhohadbeenarrestedwithoutanyformalchargesandsenttojailforseveralyearsunderSarit'smilitarydictatorship.SangwasspecificallyaccusedofpublishingsubversiveandseditiousarticlesonChinafromOctober1956toSeptember1958.Sangconductedhisowndefenseandshortlyaftercross-examiningtheprosecutionwitnesses,themilitaryjudgesdismissedallcharges.Afterhisreleasefromjail,Sangremainedinvolvedinpoliticsuntilhisdeathin1986.
