> maximum damage to China at any cost for the US The last ship for that sailed when the Tiananmen massacre happened without any consequences to the PRC governm

> maximum damage to China at any cost for the US The last ship for that sailed when the Tiananmen massacre happened without any consequences to the PRC government. The first opportunity to have saved pain would have been to fully back Chiang Kai-Shek and have put down Mao’s rebellion - when China would have had the most ability to be reformed. If we extend the scope to US allies, the last opportunity would have been for the UK to keep Hong Kong British beyond 1997 - versus letting China renege on its promises.