爱泼斯坦对中国共产党抗战的认识

Israel Epstein's Understandings of the Communist Party of China-Led War of Resistance A gainst Japanese Aggression

抗战时期,波兰记者爱泼斯坦对中国共产党领导的八路军、新四军的敌后游击战颇为关注,并对中共军队的作战及部队建设情况进行介绍,还注意到密切的军民关系;他对抗日根据地的政治、经济、社会、思想文化等情况进行了详细报道,特别是对延安所在的陕甘宁边区的书写颇多,并在延安采访了毛泽东、朱德等中共领导人;他对中共在抗战中倡导的抗日民族统一战线也有所考察,对中共在政治、经济等方面改革与国共关系的处理给予了肯定。爱泼斯坦从外国人亲历者的视角全方位地观察了抗战时期的中共,同情并支持中共抗战,向国内外社会宣传了中国共产党的正面形象。

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Polish journalist Israel Epstein was attracted by the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party of China(CPC) behind enemy lines. He closely followed the CPC-led guerrilla warfare and introduced the operations and building of the CPC armed forces. He also noticed the close armypeople relationship. He produced detailed reports on circumstances in the resistance base areas,including their politics, economy, society, and thoughts and culture. He wrote particularly much about the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region where Yan’an was located and interviewed CPC leaders such as Mao Zedong and Zhu De. He also investigated the Chinese United Front against Japanese Aggression advocated by the CPC and gave positive comments on CPC’s reform in such areas as politics and economy, and on the handling of relations between CPC and the Kuomintang. As a foreign witness,Epstein observed all aspects of the CPC during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. He showed sympathy and support for the CPC-led War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and communicated the CPC’s positive image to societies both at home and abroad.