United Nations: Red China Out

At the start of the United Nations' 17th General Assembly this week, representatives of 104 nations—five more than last year—faced an agenda crammed with 89 items. One issue not on the list: U.N. membership for Red China. Though Russia may yet challenge Nationalist China's membership, last year's shattering rebuff to Red China may have given even the Communists pause. Says one high-ranking U.N. official: "Red China seems to have no friends at all."

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