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The article reports on the 22,000,000 pounds war freight recorded by the Office of War Information in the first half of 1944, which is worth about 79 million U.S. dollars excluding outbound traffic. The Himalayas from China to India route and the Karachi, India to the U.S. via Africa route and the South America route are some of the most popular destinations of the war freight. The main lone that runs to Trinidad and Puerto Rico from New York via Bermuda also makes it as one of the popular destinations as it close to Miami, Florida.

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.

The article outlines some of the Economic Cooperation Act (ECA) authorized expenditures for Marshall Plan countries. For the week ended September 11, 1948, total authorization totaled 134,057,353 for new commodities mostly heavy equipment. Authorization for spare parts for motor vehicles and other items amounted to 2.6 million U.S. dollars for Netherlands , 8.6 million dollars for China and 2 million dollars for France.

The article analyzes the possible impact of the Japanese government's enactment of a law that empowers the government to take over business during an emergency such as war. The law is of interest to the U.S. because of the substantial flow of U.S. goods to Japan and the similarity of the law to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's emergency-power proposal. The law also affects Japan's trade relations with China.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. government to prevent Red China from earning badly needed dollars by the government's crack down on contraband trade that reach the U.S. through Macao, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea.

The article discusses economic issues being settled by the League of Nations regarding the conflict between China and Japan on the control of Mukden, the capital of the Chinese region of Manchuria. Information on Japanese investments in Manchuria is presented, noting that the Japanese nationals who operate businesses in the region are continuously demanding for protection of their business. The interest of other countries like the U.S. and Soviet Union in the economic opportunities in Manchuria is also described.

This article points out that U.S. businesses operating in China will be at a competitive disadvantage with Japanese businesses. Japanese military occupation of Chinese cities, such as Shanghai, has enabled Japanese businesses to dominate the competition from foreign businesses such as the U.S.'s. U.S. businesses that are expected or have already posted losses are the Universal Leaf Tobacco Co., National City Bank of New York and American Express Co.

The article presents two excerpts including one from a letter by a U.S. Marine on China and another from a report by Staff Seargent Bill Ross, a correspondent from Marine Corps on China are presented.

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 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 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 looks at an attempt by China and the Soviet Union to turn Indonesia a Communist arsenal that poses a threat to U.S. foreign policy and other Southeast Asian countries. Indonesia is being led by neutralist President Sukarno, who has resisted Soviet pressure to include Communists in his inner cabinet. However, Sukarno has accepted Soviet military equipment, including jet fighters and bombers. The question of U.S. aid eventually became a challenging one.

This section offers news briefs on business and politics in countries other than the U.S. as of March 1938. The Japanese government announced that China is establishing an autonomous state in Central China with Nanking as capital. The signing of a new trade pact between Great Britain and Italy signals the possibility of a more significant agreement between the two countries. Great Britain bought Soviet goods worth 113 million U.S. dollars and sold goods worth 40 million U.S. dollars to Russia in 1937.

The article focuses on the international trade between the Communist countries and non-communist countries, and the U.S. diplomacy towards this trade. It states that the increasing trade volume between Communist and non-communist countries is a major diplomatic and political concern for the U.S. However, the U.S. is facing both criticism and pressure to increase trade with Communist regions, including China and Soviet Union.

The article discusses the concerns of the U.S. in relation to free world trade with Red China as of May 1953. U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy charged the British with the transportation of Communist troops along the China coast, increase in Western exports to Communist China, and 162 free-world ships engaged in trade with China. The British contend that trade has been on nonstrategic items and that a trade embargo would endanger Hong Kong. Many Americans insist that any trade strengthens their economy.

The article focuses on the incident which involves the arrest of a Nipponese bodyguard by American Marines in Shanghai, China. It states that the bodyguard of a Japanese general who visited the patrolled area of Shanghai was arrested due to their failure to conform in their agreement with the U.S. to seek permission in advance before entering policed zones. As a result, it says that the U.S. issued a notice to the Japanese government which temporarily terminates the Japanese-American trade deal.

The article discusses how events in Asia as of November 1965 may provide favorable openings for U.S. policy against Communist China in the region. The Indonesian army is seen as pushing a showdown with the Communist Party in the wake of a left-wing coup attempt. China backed down on a threat to attack India's border. Observations are made regarding the rift between Russia and China, with the Russians said to be moving to offset Chinese influence in Asia and among uncommitted countries in Africa.

This section offers global business news briefs. The Soviet Union will purchase rail equipment with the near completion of the transsiberian rail line in the Japanese-controlled Manchukuo in the Far East. China will create a Central Trust Purchasing Department at the Central Trust of China to consolidate all national, provincial and municipal government purchases under one department. Colombia ratified a new trade agreement with the U.S. and signed a new trade treaty with Guatemala.

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.

The article discusses the possible split of the U.S. Republican Party due to U.S. Senate Republican leader William F. Knowland's disagreement with U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's policy toward Communist China and the censure against U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy. Eisenhower said he opposed Knowland's proposal to impose a blockade to force China to release American prisoners. Eisenhower also praised U.S. Senator Arthur V. Watkins for the job he did as chairman of a special committee that recommended McCarthy's censure.

The article discusses the trading activities of Japan after the war as it hopes to regain its position in international trade. Japan's best customer before the war started has been China but since there is a ban on Chinese trade, Tokyo businessmen are putting pressure on the Japanese government to end it. Businessmen are stating that there had been a drop in trade since the embargo imposed by the U.S. in December 1950, from 19.6 million U.S. dollars a year worth of China trade to 20,000 U.S. dollars in April 1952.

The article reports on the interest of China in engaging in foreign trade with the U.S. in 1972. In February, an executive of a commodity company in the U.S. had a meeting with Bank of China officials about trade. On June 10, 1971, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon decided to lift the ban on trade with China.

The article reports that American businessmen are gearing up for trade with mainland China under the administration of U.S. president Richard Nixon. The businessmen are eager to sell to China because of its huge market despite the displeasure of Taiwan. The products they are hoping China would buy include reconditioned passenger jets, feed grains, and construction supplies. However, they anticipate financing problems and hope that lines of credit will become available when trade with China happens.

The article speculates on the Chinese reaction to U.S. President Richard Nixon's announcement in April 1971 to lift the trade embargo and permit Americans to sell non-strategic consumer goods to China under general license. While Americans were not invited to exhibit at the Kwangchow, Canton Trade Fair, they are optimistic that Chinese trade officials will invite them to exhibit at the fall fair. It talks about indications that the Chinese are ready for more foreign trade, citing increased pressure on foreign businessmen to use renminbi in contracts. INSET: Peking puts no spin on table tennis sales.

This section offers news briefs related to the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) in the U.S. in December 1948. The ECA has allocated the remaining recovery funds to the recovery needs of China and 16 European countries for the first quarter of 1949. ECA chief Paul Hoffman faced a hostile press from Europe over the issue of further dismantling the plants of Germany for reparations. The ECA appointed Ebasco Services Inc. to determine how Greece can best use its potential electric power.

The article reports on the U.S. president Harry S. Truman plea to the U.S. Congress for 300 million dollars to help China wipe out its trade deficit. It states that the 300 million dollars aid program is the first step besides the supplementary programs designed by the U.S. to help China recover from its deficit. The U.S. Administration states, further steps to help China recover from deficits will include military aid and reconstruction and development finance program.

The article offers information on the problems being faced by Japan since its trade agreement with the U.S. lapsed on January 26, 1940. As stated, the Japanese government is resenting the loan of 20,000,000 dollars provided to China from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Moreover, Germany's trade with China has led to another set back for Japan as the German machinery is no longer available to it.

The article reports on the intensification of fighting in Vietnam as the Communists boosted pressures near the demilitarized zone in April 1967. Three regular North Vietnamese divisions were deployed north of the so-called demilitarized zone, which prompted the deployment of roughly 7,500 U.S. Army troops near the area. An accord is believed to have been reached by the Soviet Union and China to accelerate war supplies across North Vietnam across China.

The article calls on the U.S. government to recognize facts about the growing influence of Communist China on international affairs which will aid the U.S. in developing a steady and firm policy for dealing with China.

The article looks at the efforts of communication companies such as American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T) to establish telephone services in China. It notes that to restore communications with the country, companies have sent requests to set up services in Shanghai to answer demands from U.S. businessmen. It also explains that to improve connection, high-frequency radio communication will be updated and the ocean floor cable linking the U.S. and Vietnam might be extended to China.

The article reports on the decline in commodity prices in the U.S. and its upward movement upon reaching resistance points in some cases. Among the factors that contributed to the decline in prices are the increased selling in China and the accumulation of silver stocks in India. The prices of silver bullion as well as copper export price have declined. Prices of cotton went down and wheat also went under the 77 U.S. cents level.

The article comments on the involvement of the U.S. in the Chinese-Japanese War in 1937. It criticizes U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt for his failure to enact the U.S. neutrality policy that the U.S. Congress has approved. The author argues that the President must know the powers that he possesses and the restrictions that hamper him to implement the law that was supported by most of the U.S. people.