Talk:Wartime perception of the Chinese Communists

Creation and Plan

I created this article after work on the "Communist subterfuge" topic in the Dixie Mission article. I felt that it deserved a much broader and introspective examination than a couple paragraphs. Its plausible that this article might result in conflicts of point of view, but I believe that a solid article based on concensus can and will emerge. As for future plans, I envision at least two topics, civilians and American government (encapsulating both civilian government and military perspectives). The civilian topic would address individuals like Edgar Snow and Agnes Smedley (both whose articles could use some work as well), and the Government could examine in more detail the points of view held by men like John S. Service. A third topic, possibly, might look for or present obvious Communist activities to shape their image in the West (such as changing their name temporarily in '44 to drop the "Communist" from the title).~ The Rebel At ~ 12:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Bah. I realized that perhaps the title "Wartime Perception of the Chinese Communist Agenda" would be a more fitting title to the article. I'll switch it later unless someone else comes along before then, or simply disagrees.~ The Rebel At ~ 13:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I changed the title to wartime perception of the Chinese Communists for simplicity. I think another topic we can include is the so-called "lost chance" theory, which would provide some good information regarding sino-american relations after the communist seizure of power. BlueShirts 20:07, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I like the shorter title, thanks for changing it. I also agree with the inclusion of a "Lost Chance" section.~ The Rebel At ~ 12:07, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

The article currently only has information on perceptions of US/Western European countries so a better title could do Wartime perception of Chinese Communists in the West. -- Миборовский 02:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Or, we could just include sections pertaining to other regions, in addition to the United States and Western Europe. It had not occurred to me that the article could expand to do such, so I think its a great idea. I distinctly recall Molotov telling American diplomats that he did not consider the Chinese Communists communists. Course, that was probably a ploy...but referencable regardless. Thanks for bringing such up.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 17:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Expansion of idea

Due to Миборовский name suggestion, I think it would be a good idea to expand the coverage of the article to all regions as possible. Naturally, information may be lacking or non-existent (what did the people of Zimbabwe really care about the men and women at Yan'an?), but perhaps it'd be worthwhile to include the opinions of the Soviet sphere of influence, Japan, and other such areas. This will require a re-writing of the introduction to a more broad statement, so if anyone feels up to the challenge please proceed with your idea.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 17:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

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