Top Secret midnight orders stayed hidden, directing Wang Bingnan to use Xinhua articles on persecuted students to counter US pressure for the release of all American nationals in China.
By Marcus Boone ·
American captives were used as diplomatic assets in a semantic game as Beijing secretly refused to set a release deadline during 1955 ambassadorial talks.
By Roy Castellano ·
American nationals served as currency in a high-stakes deadlock while internal Chinese deliberations remained opaque as Wang Bingnan sought orders for a private dinner in Geneva.
By Roy Castellano ·