The 1957 Riots and Cold War Foreign Policy
by
Stephen G. Craft
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
On May 23, 1957, US Army Sergeant Robert Reynolds was acquitted of murdering Chinese officer Liu Ziran in Taiwan. Reynolds did not deny shooting Liu but claimed self-defense and, like all members of US military assistance and advisory groups, was protected under diplomatic immunity. Reynolds's acquittal...