More than seven decades later, the legacies of the Red Scare have resurfaced in the United States – this time targeting China.
Seventy-five years ago, in his February 1950 Wheeling speech, Senator Joseph McCarthy alleged that 205 communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department, posing a dire threat to U.S. national security. Although unsubstantiated, his bold claims ignited widespread fears of Soviet espionage within the U.S.
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