China's War of Resistance and the U.S.View on China from the Perspective of the Institute of Pacific Re-lations(1937-1941)
After the July 7th Incident,the American Far East issue experts from the Institute of Pacific Relations opposed Japanese aggression.They attempted to review the role of the United States in the Far East conflict through academic research.They comprehensively elaborated on the connotation of U.S.interests in China and called on the U.S.government to break free from the influence of isolationism,assist China,and em-ploy economic sanctions against Japan.Observing China's resistance against Japan,they found that China was capable of winning the ultimate victory,and they had great confidence in China's resistance.They linked China's independence and autonomy with the future of the United States in the Far East,supported China's equal status,and viewed China as an important force in maintaining peace in the Far East.Before the outbreak of the Pacific War,the emergence of"pro-China"factors in American public opinion and the formation of the quasi-alliance relationship between China and the United States were inseparable from the promotion of the American academic community.