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born in Chine, he is the son of a medical missionary
and, a.s I say, he has no reason to love the Communists.
He applied for an exit visa some time ago to come back
and visit his people- he had been interned during the
Japanese war. It was denied him and 1t was only after
we arranged to have somebody else take his place as a
hostage that they finally consented to let him go, and
that with the understanding he was going back again
inside of six months. So, as I say, he has no particular
reason to love the Communists and I think this is good
ex parte evidence.
MR. ROSIMGER: I'd like to associate myself with
the view frequently expressed around this table that we
should extend recognition. My own personal feeling is
that the recognition should come as early as possible.
At the same time, I recognize that within this country
there are certain practical problems to be faced politi-
cally in this connection. The question of timing has
been referred to frequently; I think that is extremely
important. I think there is a period, it is hard to
define in advance, but a period of perhaps three, six,
maybe nine months, in which recognition by the United
States will have a certain value in terms of Chinese
opinion and will not simply be a reluctant, grudging
following after the facts and after the actions of
other countries which will have recognized before us.
I would not agree with the statement that with recog-
nition of the new Chinese Government by Russia all the
advantages of recognition are lost to other countries.
I think that is not so, and the reason why I state this
opinion is that I think we have to look at the state of
Chinese public opinion. As I see it, the bulk of politi- esta
cally conscious Chinese opinion is not, to the extent that
it is hostile to the United States, hostile because it is
pro-Russian; its anti-Americanism is not pro-Sovietism,
by and large, regardless of what the situation may be in
connection with particular individuals or leaders.
As I see it, Chinese public opinion, politically
conscious public opinion, is not by and large hostile to
individual Americans, regardless of particular incidents,
1t is not by and large hostile to the United States as a
country, but rather hostile on rather pragmatic grounds
to particular phases of American policy as experienced
and perceived in China over the past few years. If that
is so, then there is a stake to be won in considering
this state of Chinese public opinion. If 1t is not now,
is ARCHIVES SERVICE" RECORDS NATIONAL AND
by
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