“In point of fact all Americans are automatically turned down by China these days because of the escalation of Johnson's war in Vietnam, which several times has intruded into China.” WarFactsChinaThese DaysVietnamJohnsonTurned DownEscalation Author:Anna Louise Strong
“A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China.” IfsFeelsStatesWould BeCertainLeftUnitedNumbersUnited StatesGroupsMovementStudentsWingsChinaProgressiveLeft WingProgressive Movement Author:Anna Louise Strong
“Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States.” StatesCharacterUnitedPracticeUnited StatesSourceChinaChecksRepresentationDiplomatic Author:Anna Louise Strong