Memories of trees

A new series tells the story of Zhou Enlai's life and times, including two Thai siblings who were in his care. Xu Fan reports.

At a function to promote a Chinese TV series held at the Great Hall of the People on Sunday, Sirin Phathanothai was heard telling her husband about the various politician characters in it.

"He stars as Xi Zhongxun, the father of the Chinese president, ... and this man plays Deng Xiaoping," murmurs Phathanothai to Anton Smitsendonk, a former diplomat, during a preview of the series.