The China Hands’’ Legacy: Ethics and Diplomacy

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.