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The article focuses on the outlook for U.S. foreign policy. U.S. position for a Pacific Union is explained in relation to priority given to Europe. Decisions subsequent to the release of the China White Paper are presented together with suggestions from Great Britain for order in Southeast Asia. Plans of the International Monetary Fund to restore drawing rights to Marshall Plan countries are examined as well as the signs of solid prosperity in France. The effect of the Commonwealth agreement on trade between India and Great Britain are also evaluated.

Presents information on the socio-political relationship between China and the Soviet Union. Views on the "White Paper" issued by the U.S. State Department on the United States-Chinese relations that replaced a faulty early appraisal of the Chinese communists; View that the regime that emerged on the Chinese mainland was not a satellite of the Soviet Union; Views on the political tensions between China and the Soviet Union.

The article presents the author's opinion on political and social topics as of October 1, 1970. The author focuses on the U.S. federal bureaucracy with attention paid to the fact that U.S. Presidents as well as U.S. citizens have difficulties to communicate their ideas to Government. Topics include the tension between Russia and China, a comment from U.S. President Richard Nixon concerning criminal Charles Manson, and a piece of advice from impressionist Camille Pissarro to his son.

The article discusses the plan of many U.S. businesspeople to continue operating in China in spite of indications that the Communists will defeat the nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek in 1948. Highlights of war activities in China in November 1948 are described, including Communists' acquisition of control of Manchuria and their movement south to surround Soochow. Analysts speculate on U.S. policy toward China once a Communist government is established there, such as an investigation of the chances of doing business with Communists.

The article focuses on the invasion by Red China of the Quemoy and Matsu islands in Taiwan. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai said that his government is willing to resume diplomatic talks with the U.S. which has been broken because of Washington's decision to use its Seventh Fleet to block the Red invasion. If the U.S. gave in to Red China, the U.S.-backed Nationalists would weaken their position off the China mainland. Under the two Chinas policy, the U.S. has accepted the Communists control of the mainland but refused to accept the Peking government.

The article reports on how the task of watching China can affect the decisions of the U.S. government in April 1966. According to China specialists, the U.S. policy toward China was too rigid and recommends that the U.S. must not isolate China even while containing it. The author adds that 198 scholars in Asia and China signed a letter criticizing U.S. policy. The difficulties involved in watching China, its progress in providing its own arms and its nuclear weapons capability are also discussed.

The article reports on the decision of the administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to end the negotiations with the Soviet Union for a new debt settlement and trade agreement in 1935. The factors which influenced the U.S. decision on the issue include the assurance made by Japanese officials that Japan has no bad intentions for the U.S. and the positive outlook for the Chinese Eastern Railway problem. A loan of 100 million U.S. dollars was also asked by the Russians.

Covers a range of issues related to politics as of December 31, 1971. Breakdown of votes on the nomination of William Rehnquist as an Associate Justice in the U.S.; Russian bloc in UN General Assembly that voted against a resolution for ceasefire between India and Pakistan; Plan of China to build a port in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Presents news related to various political issues around the world. Rumors related to plans of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro's invasion of Dominican Republic; Ownership of 50 per cent of Cuban farmland by the Castro government; Overview of U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk's Geneva disarmament plan; Role of the U.S. in evading the political problems of Dutch New Guinea; Information on Sino-Soviet issues; Decision of the U.S. government to start job guidance in schools at eight years of age.

Presents information on the implications that are being faced by the U.S. due to the procurement of nuclear arms by China. Information that China has now tested both a missile-carried nuclear warhead and an apparently transportable thermonuclear-device in the megaton range; Analysis of the ways in which Chinese nuclear weapons could threaten international stability; View that Chinese nuclear weapons program may promote additional proliferation of nuclear weapons; Actions that can be taken by the U.S. to dampen the Chinese nuclear threat.

Argues that Red China is the enemy of the U.S. in the Vietnam War. Information that in warring by proxy, Peking, China is resorting to ancient methods; View that if the United States is to define and attain its objective in the Vietnam war, it must bear in mind that Peking is carrying out one of the epochal aggressive moves in history; Claim that it is true that a defeat of South Vietnamese by the Vietcong would have unpleasant effects on U.S. credibility as a great power; View that Peking aims at nothing less than the expunging of U.S. power in the world.

Looks at the relationship between China and the U.S. during the regime of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Information on the U.S. Asian policy; Role of the U.S. government in the political structure of China; Issues involving the United Nations and the People's Republic of China.

Focuses on the relations between the U.S. and Communist China. Difficulty in getting information about China owing to the extraordinary efforts made by the Communist regime to prevent both its own people and other peoples from knowing those things it wishes to conceal; Fact that Communist China's domestic problems are serious and exacting, and her military as well as economic resources are not those of a great power; Possibility that the relations between the U.S. and Communist China can be stabilized.

Examines issues related to the move of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater to counsel conservatives not to be apprehensive about the Shanghai Joint Communiqué between the U.S. and China. Alteration by U.S. President Richard Nixon of the traditional U.S. position on Taiwan; Speculation on the handling of the troop withdrawal point by Goldwater; Views of China export Howard Chao on the psychological threat to the security of Nationalist China.

Discusses how the international press viewed the U.S. foreign policy. Remarks of the "Statesman" of India on the U.S. agreement to review trade restrictions on communist China; Outlook of the "Manchester Guardian" and the "New Statesman" on the absence of commitments from the U.S. to defend Israel; Opinion of the British press on the U.S. policy toward the Middle East.