Americans and the Peoples of Asia (Chinese-language poster distributed in Asia)

Traditional-character Chinese edition of the seven-photo poster over a map of Asia: the title in large yellow and magenta characters, seven captions in quotation marks, and a quoted speech excerpt with an attribution line. It matches the English edition's design and statement of U.S. aims for Asia. The tell is glittering-generalities, backed by a quoted official statement.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalitiesTestimonial

Date

March 12, 1952

Period

Cold War

Made by

U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia series

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Truman Administration

Leader

Harry S. Truman

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Themes

Empire and colonialism, War and the military

Event

Cold War

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, retrieved October 3, 2026

Rights

Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, March 12, 1952. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 5729912, 306-PPA-13).

美國人民
與
亞洲人民

[seven photo captions in quotation marks, two-column quotation and attribution paragraph - not fully transcribed, [illegible] at scan resolution]

採自「自由世界」雜誌　美國新聞處印行

INDIA ... NESIA (nameplates in photograph)

Americans and the Peoples of Asia

[Captions and quotation correspond to the English edition, NAID 5729911, and are not independently translated.]

Taken from 'Free World' magazine; printed and issued by the U.S. Information Service