Download or read book The China Hands' Legacy written by Paul Gordon Lauren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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