light . ▁The ▁C DF EP ▁rarely ▁paid ▁its ▁speak ers ▁or ▁the ▁political ▁writers ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁its ▁publications . ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ▁Ag nes ▁S med ley ▁addressed ▁the ▁C DF EP , ▁which ▁now ▁hon ored ▁her ▁as ▁" the ▁Mat ri arch ▁of ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁Writ ers ". ▁After ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁took ▁power ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁committee ▁fav ored ▁diplom atic ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁committee ▁members ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁policy ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁After ▁Anna ▁Louise ▁Str ong ▁fell ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁over ▁her ▁support ▁of ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ' s ▁national ist ▁movement , ▁the ▁C DEF P ▁led ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁her ▁re h abil itation , ▁perhaps ▁due ▁to ▁CP USA ▁pressure . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Sub vers ive ▁Activ ities ▁Control ▁Board ▁monitor ed ▁the ▁C DF EP ▁closely . ▁Fund ing ▁d ried ▁up , ▁members ▁res igned , ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Russell ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁C DF EP ▁members , ▁ ▁Russell ▁launched ▁a