<P> The `` loss of China '' was portrayed by critics of the Truman Administration as an `` avoidable catastrophe '' . It led to a `` rancorous and divisive debate '' and the issue was exploited by the Republicans at the polls in 1952 . It also played a large role in the rise of Joseph McCarthy , who , with his allies , sought scapegoats for that `` loss '' , targeting notably Owen Lattimore , an influential scholar of Central Asia . </P>
<P> The `` loss of China '' was portrayed by critics of the Truman Administration as an `` avoidable catastrophe '' . It led to a `` rancorous and divisive debate '' and the issue was exploited by the Republicans at the polls in 1952 . It also played a large role in the rise of Joseph McCarthy , who , with his allies , sought scapegoats for that `` loss '' , targeting notably Owen Lattimore , an influential scholar of Central Asia . </P>
who was secretary of state when china was lost
who was secretary of state when china was lost
Truman
Truman