The China Hands' Legacy

A group of American Foreign Service officers and journalists in China during and after World War II-collectively known as "the China Hands"-were accused of disloyalty, and in some cases treason, for reporting on events as they saw them. Faced with the ethical dilemma of what a public official's responsibility is when one believes one's government's

Paul Gordon Lauren is Regents Professor at the University of Montana.

The China Hands: An Introduction -- The China Hands In Practice: The Personal Experience -- The China Hands in Historical and Comparative Perspective -- The China Hands in History: American Diplomacy in Asia -- The China Hands In Perspective: Ethics, Diplomacy, and Statecraft -- The China Hands and McCarthyism: An Overview -- The China Hands and the Press: A Journalist's Retrospective -- The China Hands' Experience: Journalists and Diplomacy -- The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center