Mr Dhanin had a flair for business, and according to those who know him, was always thinking of ways to expand, both existing businesses and into new areas.

谢国民具备经商天赋，据认识他的人说，他一直在思考扩张的方法，既包括扩张现有业务，还包括进军新的领域。

There was no time for a university education. By the 1970s, the company had built a monopoly in poultry and egg production in Thailand and branched out, moving into Indonesia, Japan and Singapore through the 1970s.

他没有时间接受大学教育。到上世纪70年代，正大已垄断泰国的禽肉、蛋类生产，并在整个70年代，将业务扩大到印尼、日本和新加坡。

By the early 1990s, the group was moving into more diverse businesses including telecoms and retailing through its 7-Elevenfranchise, through which it operates nearly 6,500 stores in Thailand.

到90年代初，正大开始进军更多其他业务，包括电信以及零售（通过其7-11(7-Eleven)特许连锁）。正大在泰国经营着近6500家7-11门店。

But China was always in Mr Dhanin’s sights. As the first multinational to enter China’s agricultural sector, in 1979, Mr Dhanin built close ties to the Communist party leadership, securing a leading – and highly lucrative – role in the country’s agricultural modernisation drive.

但谢国民一直关注中国。1979年，作为第一家进军中国农业领域的跨国公司，谢国民与中国共产党领导层建立了密切的关系，在中国农业现代化进程中获得了领先地位，并且因此收益极其丰厚。

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