John Service, reflecting on the low level of understanding of China in the American public at the time, joked that the loss of China had been blamed on "three Johns": John Service, John Fairbank, and "John" Kai-shek.
John Service yang menyadari ketidaktahuan masyarakat Amerika Serikat tentang Cina kala itu berkelakar bahwa kejatuhan Cina disebabkan oleh "tiga John": John Service, John Fairbank, dan 'John' Kai-shek."