▁news letter ▁Far ▁East ▁Re porter ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁Far ▁East ▁Sp ot light . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁China ▁impro ving , ▁some ▁of ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C DF EP ▁came ▁into ▁demand ▁as ▁speak ers ▁on ▁China - related ▁topics . ▁Some ▁of ▁former ▁members , ▁including ▁Russell , ▁founded ▁the ▁US – Ch ina ▁Pe op les ▁Friend ship ▁Association . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ch ina – Un ited ▁States ▁relations <0x0A> </s> ▁On ▁the ▁Sp ot ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Chicago - set ▁play ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁writer ▁Ed gar ▁Wal lace . ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁Saint ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Day ▁Mass acre . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁author , ▁he ▁reported ly ▁dict ated ▁the ▁manuscript ▁for ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁just ▁four ▁days . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁greatest ▁the atr ical ▁success . ▁ ▁It ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 3 4 2 ▁performances ▁on ▁its ▁original ▁West ▁End ▁run . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁Wy nd ham ' s ▁Theatre , ▁it ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Theatre . ▁The ▁lead