中美关系解冻的舆论准备——富布赖特的“中国听证会”

Public Opinion Preparations for the Thawing of Sino-U.S. Relations:Senator Fulbright's “Hearings on China”

美国的政治体制和安排决定了参议院外交委员会主席能够对美国外交政策发挥举足轻重的影响。富布赖特在担任参议院外交委员会主席期间,主持参议院“中国听证会”,邀请美国的中国问题专家和学者出席,向政府决策者和普通公众更全面地展示中国,帮助他们正确地认识中国。他主持的听证会在美国社会引起了强烈反响。可以毫不夸张地说,富布赖特的“中国听证会”为尼克松任上开始的中美关系解冻进行了舆论准备。

American political system and arrangements determine that the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee can exert pivotal influences on U.S. foreign policy. In his term as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William Fulbright presided over the “Hearings on China,” inviting America's China hands and scholars to testify at the hearings, presenting a fuller picture of China to government decision-makers and the general public, helping them see China correctly. His “Hearings on China” evoked strong reaction in America. Without exaggeration, Fullbright's “Hearing on China” can be seen as preparations in public opinion for the thawing of Sino-American relations in the Nixon administration.