Chiang’s regime had long been viewed with skepticism by American officials, even during the wartime alliance against Japan. Rampant corruption, poor governance, and military failures left the KMT vulnerable to the Communist insurgency. By 1949, Acheson and many in the Truman administration believed that Chiang bore significant responsibility for the Nationalists’ defeat.
Acheson’s January 1950 white paper on China publicly declared that the United States had done all it could to support Chiang’s regime and absolved Washington of blame for his collapse. Privately, Acheson believed that continued support for Chiang could harm American credibility and that Taiwan’s future depended on new leadership. He and other officials entertained various proposals, including sidelining Chiang in favor of a more competent leader or placing Taiwan under an international trusteeship.
One idea floated within the State Department was to engineer a transition of power within the KMT, potentially elevating more reform-minded figures such as Sun Fo, the son of Sun Yat-sen. Other suggestions went further, advocating for the establishment of a coalition government that might include non-KMT factions to stabilize Taiwan’s governance and make it a stronger bulwark against communism.
Hmmmm….. I am not sure where these ideas came from, because the US was instrumental in bringing Mao to power through strong support for him versus Chiang during the Chinese revolution. Roosevelt’s communist advisors had him neglecting Chiang and steering the Japanese, during WWII to attack him versus attacking Mao. The objective was to bring communism to China. You can see how good that has worked out for the world, can’t you? The Chinese communist model is what the motherWEFers are basing their whole push towards. Gee, won’t live just be grand, then?