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The World Would Be Much Different Had Our Leaders Listened to William Bullitt

The Truman administration’s refusal to renew aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s forces — as Bullitt had repeatedly urged — assured the Chinese communist victory in the civil war.

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May 29, 2023, 10:46 PM

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