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Sen. Knowland decried the takeover of [[China]] by the [[Chinese Communists]] in 1949 and strongly supported [[Chiang Kai-Shek]].<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography"/>
Sen. Knowland decried the takeover of [[China]] by the [[Chinese Communists]] in 1949 and strongly supported [[Chiang Kai-Shek]].<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography"/>
Knowland, a supporter of [[Joseph McCarthy]], was one of twenty-two [[conservatives]] who voted against the Senate censure of Wisconsin Republican who had investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the U.S. government.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/1954McCarthyCensure.pdf 1954McCarthyCensure.pdf]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
Knowland, a supporter of [[Joseph McCarthy]], was one of twenty-two [[conservatives]] who voted against the Senate censure of Wisconsin Republican who had investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the U.S. government.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/1954McCarthyCensure.pdf 1954McCarthyCensure.pdf]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The censure was backed by both moderate/liberal Republicans and [[segregation]]ist Democrats.
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