Sino Soviet Tensions

TAIWAN STRAIT
Two crises that increased Sino Soviet tensions
growing divide khouscheu was advocating peaceful and detente
and ideological with the west man pursuing a revolutionary
split path mobilization of chinese public for both
economic and military reasons
SINO SOVIET RELATIONS AFTER STALIN'S DEATH
Inception of PRC relations were tense
olevable in early days They were supporting nationalist government until the
civil war

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Also ideological and geopolitical considerations CCP success
in the civil war save largelydue to peasant based
surrounding areas should support Soviets not entirely marxist leninist
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be returned to china
Mao helped in Korean war as he feared the
fanthe Soviets proximity of us troops 7 S million causalities
Korean war half a million more casualities for chin
statin's
yay STALINS DEATH I March 1953 hope improve relation
agreement permanent ceasefire pre focus
her stash efforts on domestic development socialist state
withinthe
communist world fits Soviets sent economic and military assistance Prc
with technicians to develop atomic bomb
perspective outside two powers closely linked PRC
emerged subordinate vole Soviets
in a

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fear that they increasing its numerical superiority over the nest
were beeping china Increased support by his for french into china taiwan
weak and Japan

STALIN'S DEATH COULD SHIFT

WITHIN CHINA
POTENTIALS
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prevent the further
spread of communism File'gitanate
nationalist communist and neither went
through the creation acept two china
Quemoy and matsu sidetittentsionsiduatinatural
of the southeast
Eisenhower ships and hand de facto
remove us
asia treaty SEATO
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litedhato gefolitical Mao saw the ash as an aggressor nationalist
tried to strengthen its position after tainan straights
perspective was limiting Lmao ordered Quemoy and matsu bombing 1954

by nationalists helped us sign matutetence

the spread of communism dheld
1955 use of atomic weapons was a viable option
his policymakers were khruscher conceived travelled to china
debating the merits counselled restraint and peaceful reconciliation
of signing mutual to divide and tension between thetwo waters
April 1955 willingnessto negotiate with the U.s
treaty with china often shown as
prc
us policy of brinkmanship over the PRC
THE EFFECT OF PEACEFUL CO EXISTANCE ON SINO SOVIET
RELATIONS AND THE SECOND TAIWAN STRAIT CRISIS
1956 20th party congress speech sought to create global

t revolutions were self created and soviets would not provoke

or attempt to spread communism He also spoke against
that there was a stalin cult of personality and criticized stalin's regime for
ti
mao goal destabilize Us soviet relations and establish his

fan global equilibrium between chinese communistsandother super

Chinese Fits Mao criticized Soviet union 1958 Prc greatleap forward
in an attempt to accelerate chinese economy growth
for nuclear technology agricultural and industrial development
lack of resources but more people

TENSION INCREASED WITH

MAO AND STALIN

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Mao sought to consolidate power through renewed
aggression against nationalists
imbue foreign J 1957 aerial bombardment of nearby nationalist controlled islands

domestic policies with renewed attention of taiwan prewanted nationalist to

revolutionary enthusiasm take their peace initiatives wave seriously Dulles expressed

nearly unconditional support for the nationalists mao wantedto

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not afraid to engage in
violence to achieve socialism
long wave radiotransmission centre in china better communication
even if it meant destruction
with Soviet submarines Soviets
jointtortilla tah advantageof
g g p Chineseports newatehidagymao thought it was an act of submission
and expression of soviet imperialism against china
Khuuscher tuned to china in 1958 mac felt as though they
were encroaching on chinese soveriegnity mac beganshelling
Quemoy and matsu but didnotmentionit August 23 assault began

1954treatyof founosa and ordered its

way to assistthenationalists with
a blockade in taiwan strait to also support Quemoy
d 1957 unafraid of nuclear war and willingto sustain thelossof
half his population to advance communism
the communistwouldand Khuuscher was alarmed but the us assured that he knew
contempt
Mao expressed his mao saw the liberation of tainan and unification of china as
u Khruscher policies for
necessary to complete the revolutionary process
detenteand peaceful
Sovietswere concerned about a global war and nuclear war
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Dulles in october confine cooperation withtaiwan
crisis was adverted

Increased action over

taiwan us tension
 THE SPLIT
After the second taiwan strait crisis sino soviet relations
deteriorated 1958 chinese constructed theirfirstnuclear reactor
and 1959 Soviets agreed to assist in nucler submarine development
Soviets t
needed June that year suspended assistance could jeopardise peaceful
Chinese since thy co existence if thy help the chinese
india mao infuriarated
1959 indian and chinese barterclashes china already had a
woman in tibet
September Khruschervisited the usa and mao saw this to
support his opinion on capitalism soft and were deviatingfromthe

path of marxism
Mao became
aggressive and created relations with albania
1960 mao gave a speech long live Leninism Uni anniversary
that a peaceful roadto socialism was impossible
May I gang powers 42 Us aggression Soviets were soft on
capitalism soviet popularity was being revived in China
world federation of trade unions splitagain Khruscherstated no
world war is needed for triumph of socialist ideasthroughoutthe wild
stopped soviet attitude of Iss industrialprojects even though

they helped with 66 projects

Chinese indebted to the soviets provided grain to Ussr
to repay its debt quickly despite famine
thruscheve valued debt
by 77 and offered mac I million
tonsof grainand soooootens of cuban sugar below waulet
price

Soviets chinese as spilitists and chinese soviets as revisions

1963 final break in relations after test ban treaty

cooperation to avoid
destabilization