Relationship With the United StatesChiang Kai-shek, the next leader of the nationalist party, received a great deal of support from america, but never really returned the favor In the 1920’s and 30’s since the west was devastated from World War 1. From the inception of America up to present day, China has sent many young students to study in the United States. Which means that highly college educated chinese citizens make up the backbone of their society During World War 2 the relationship between china and the United States fell under the realm of protector. The United States opposed Japanese expansion and helped China fight off the Japanese.
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Relationship With the USSRMany Chinese citizens embraced communism and deplored the western ideals. This created a rift between the leaders of China, who liked the United States, and the public, who liked the USSR.
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Relations With The United States
For twenty years (1949-1969), the United States tried to disrupt, destabilize, and weaken China’s communist government. The longest period of Sino-American tension came after the founding of the mainland People’s Republic of China (the PRC) in 1949, when Mao Tse Tung's Communists drove Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists onto the island of Taiwan. American and Communist Chinese forces fought each other during the Korean War, which began in 1949. Communist threats against Taiwan in the 1950s drove the U.S. and the PRC to the brink of nuclear war. The U.S. went to war in Vietnam in part to prevent the expansion of Chinese Communism. Once China became communist the US view towards China soured greatly. There were sanctions, travel restrictions, and the US became allies with enemies of China. The US tried to drive a wedge between China and the USSR, which worked. |
Relations With The USSR
China started talking with the USSR during the 40’s and 50’s. The USSR helped with the Chinese “war of liberation”. Relations were good and got even better during the Korean war. China and the USSR were good allies up until Stalin's death. Stalin's death was an important turning point because Mao Tse Tung didn't like the new leaders. The split between China and the USSR occurred when Krushchev was scared of great leap forward and he simultaneously wanted to appease the west. After this there were a series of escalating events such as the Cuban missile crisis, the USSR and the US not wanting China to have nuclear weapons, and general dislike between the leaders. These events were followed by formal statements of each side's ideological positions: the Chinese published The Chinese Communist Party's Proposal Concerning the General Line of the International Communist Movement in June 1963. The Soviets responded with Open Letter of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This was the last formal communication between the two parties |