American Editor in Early Revolutionary China: John William Powell and the China Weekly/Monthly Review

Sino-American relations 1946-1953, and the bacteriological warfare controversy.China Weekly Revieweditor John William Powell and his staff reflected growing disillusionment with Guomindang corruption and ineptitude. As civil war shifted in favor of the Communists in 1948, thereviewcounseled American businessmen to stay put, and worked for Sino-American understanding and diplomatic relations. TheReviewsupported charges that U.S. forces used Bacteriological Weapons in Korea, and its editors were indicted for sedition after repatriation.