“A Gleam of Light in Asia”

G. Robinson
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This chapter argues that in the crucial six months after the alleged coup of October 1, 1965, Western powers encouraged the army to move forcefully against the Left, facilitated widespread violence including mass killings, and helped to consolidate the political power of the army. In doing so, they helped to bring about the political and physical destruction of the PKI and its affiliates, the removal of Sukarno and his closest associates from political power, their replacement by an army elite led by General Suharto, and a seismic shift in Indonesia's foreign policy toward the West and the capitalist model it advocated. The concerted campaign by foreign powers had three principal elements. The first was a pattern of secret assurances to the army leadership of political support and noninterference in Indonesia's internal affairs. The second was a sophisticated psychological warfare campaign designed to tarnish the PKI and Sukarno, and stir up opposition to them both inside Indonesia and abroad. The third element of the campaign was a carefully calibrated program of material assistance to the army, thereby facilitating and effectively rewarding the army's campaign against the PKI and Sukarno.
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“亚洲的一线曙光”
本章认为,在所谓的1965年10月1日政变后的关键六个月里,西方列强鼓励军队采取有力行动反对左翼,助长了包括大规模杀戮在内的广泛暴力,并帮助巩固了军队的政治权力。在这样做的过程中,他们帮助印尼共产党及其附属组织在政治上和物质上遭到破坏,苏加诺和他最亲密的伙伴被赶下台,苏哈托将军领导的军队精英取代了他们,印度尼西亚的外交政策发生了翻天覆地的变化,转向西方及其所倡导的资本主义模式。列强的协同作战有三个主要因素。第一种是向军方领导层秘密保证政治支持和不干涉印尼内政的模式。第二个是一场复杂的心理战,旨在玷污印尼共产党和苏加诺,并在印尼国内外激起对他们的反对。战役的第三个要素是对军队的物资援助的精心规划,从而促进和有效地奖励军队反对印尼共产党和苏加诺的战役。
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