1948年底,蒋介石政府被人民解放军发动的一系列攻势打得焦头烂额。为尽快获得美国的经济、军事援助,蒋介石派宋美龄到美国开展公关活动,并亲自写信给杜鲁门总统,要求美方除提供经济、军事援助外,还要求杜鲁门派高级将领来华帮助指挥作战。 At the end of 1948, the Chiang Kai-shek government was hit hard by a series of offensive launched by the People’s Liberation Army. In order to get U.S. economic and military assistance as soon as possible, Chiang Kai-shek sent Soong Mei-ling to the United States to carry out public relations activities and personally wrote to President Truman. He demanded that the U.S. side not only provide economic and military assistance, but also require Truman to send senior officers to China to help direct the operations.