Deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations 1958-1969
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- Created on: 01-06-16 16:57
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- What caused the deterioration in Sino-Soviet relations in the years 1958-1969?
- Ideological
- Different interpretation of Marxism
- Peasant v. Worker based revolution
- Vying for leadership of International Communism
- Albania 1961, China gave aid and support because USSR was apostate
- Peaceful Coex v. Continuing Revolution
- Mao rejected 5YPs for GLF
- Mao saw NTBT as sellout to the West
- Mao hated Summit Diplomacy
- Lin Biao denounced Brezhnev as "Khruschevism without Khrushchev"
- Outer Space Treaty (1967). NNPT (1968), SALT I (1969)
- Criticism of Brezhnev Doctrine following the Invasion of Czech
- USSR criticized China
- USSR withdrew nuclear support in response to GLF
- Launch of Cultural Revolution marked the end of Sino-Soviet relations
- Different interpretation of Marxism
- Personal Rivalries
- Already a legacy of Mao's poor relationship with Stalin - also secret speech
- Khrushchev sees Mao as a threat to leadership during 1958 visit
- Swimming Pool Incident
- Refuses to give Khrushchev a microphone
- No honour guard to greet Khrushchev
- Insults
- Khrusch calls Mao an 'Asian Hitler' and an 'old boot'
- Mao calls Khrusch a 'redundant old corpse'
- Mao views Khrusch as weak following the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Mao called Brezhnev a "Social Fascist" and "New Tsar"
- Heavy links to ideology
- National Interest
- China attacked Soviet 'imperialism'
- Sino-Soviet rivalry over Mongolia - area of Soviet influence
- 1958 Soviet request for radio station for Soviet fleet
- Proposal of joint submarine fleet was seen as Soviet imperialism
- In 1959, USSR propose Pacific Nuclear Free Zone
- Nuclear issues
- Further Crises
- 1969 Ussuri River dispute
- Brezh stationed 15 divisions of Soviet army on the border when Red Guards crossed into territory
- Lack of Soviet support during Taiwan Straits Crisis 1958
- Khrushchev supports India in Sino-Indian border conflict, sent $800 million and offered to 'mediate'
- 1969 Ussuri River dispute
- China attacked Soviet 'imperialism'
- Ideological
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