A long time afterthought on why Edgar Snow, the US commi could be employed by John Leighton Stuart's Yenching Univ. once puzzled me. Currently, thanks Lord, I find insightful clues in the research article: "Ashes of American Raj in China" by Charles W. Hayford. John Leighton's father was a steadfast faithful US missionary, a loyal servant of God in China 1.5 centuries ago, his son was city born and city bred in Hangzhou, when grown up, left for univ. study in USA for a while, turned around back to China by claiming himself also as a missionary, but he refused to follow his father's way, i.e. unwilling to proselytize Chinese, he chose to be at least as much Chinese as American(finally his soul returns to Hangzhou)- adopting left-wing liberal policy to espouse the US commi as lecturer@Yenching whose soul defers to Karl Marx and resists God(cf. Rom 13:1-2), that's the beginning of apostacy and un-American deep-state in 1930's and that's why communism has been exuberant in China thereafter- even can be said inspiring Mao to write a satirical article"Farewell, Mr. Leighton Stuart"- mounted rock to crush own feet.
Another research thesis on the then-foreign minister and ambassador to USA（叶公超） from Taiwan(by 黄淑薰， mentor 吕芳上）inindicates his extreme arduous task in DC starting 1958- suppose facing the beginning of appeasement policy characterized by the paying the tribute to "great leader" Chairman Mao by Harvard's Fairbank in 1958.
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2021-1-4 Update
More Biblical awareness on soul: Oh, soul, stranger on the earth- being sinful in mother's womb and subject to the administration of God(cf. Psalm 119:19, Psalm 51:5 and Roman 13:1), that is to say, for mankind to choose: bound for heaven or hell(cf. more in the blog- foregoing); Christians need to commit spirit in the hand of Jesus Christ and consign soul to Holy Trinity Triune God(cf. Psalm 31:5, Ezekiel 18:4 and Romam 13:1). Our God is God of salvation, redeems our soul/life from the grave and helps the stranger escape from the earth(Psalm 49:15 & 68:20), in Hosea 13:14 foreboding Jesus Christ to conquer the death.
God cares the weak(1Tim.5:23)by prescribing proper dose of wine to Timothy but admonishes the kings/top leaders not to touch the alcohol(Prov.31:4-5) to demonstrate the divine love/grace and divine administration/authority over humanity in an organic, dialectical way/integration.