American China Policy Association


The American China Policy Association was an anti-communist organization that supported the government of Republic of China under Chiang Kai-shek.

Origins

On July 17, 1946, J. B. Powell, correspondent, and Helen Loomis, missionary teacher, founded the American China Policy Association. Alfred Kohlberg, a leader in the China Lobby joined as chairman shortly thereafter to promote American interests by promoting the Republic of China under Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomitang as a counter to Soviet and Chinese Communist support.

Activities

In 1947, co-founder J. B. Powell died, succeeded by Clare Booth Luce as president for one year, then by newspaper publisher William Loeb III.
In 1949, when the Chinese Communist Party seized full control of mainland China and established the People's Republic of China, the ACPA accused the United States Department of State of "losing China." ACPA supported its allegations with copious literate: letters, pamphlets, brochures, press releases, and book reviews. Kohlberg's name went on most of those publications.
ACPA obtained two US Army intelligence reports, which it reproduced via "photolithography" and made available to the press; these documents showed numerous errors and omissions by the State Department.
Directly and through ACPA, Kohlberg criticized US President Harry S. Truman and US Secretary of State George C. Marshall.
During the Korean War, ACPA advocacy "effectively changed" America's orientation with regard to Communist China.

Members

ACPA's board of directors included:
Another person associated with ACPA was Edna Lonigan.