Sino-Soviet Relations in the Early 1950s - Late 1960s

Tingchen Fu

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/25/20230689

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Sino-Soviet Relations in the Early 1950s - Late 1960s

Tingchen Fu *^,1,

¹ Beijing No. 8 High School

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/25/20230689

Abstract

From 1950 to 1960, Sino-Soviet relations transitioned from a close alliance to an eventual split. This change was influenced by various factors, including the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance, as well as the Korean War. Despite sharing communist ideologies, the two countries had fundamental differences in their developmental objectives, which led to irreparable divisions and an ultimate severance of ties. Additionally, the personal characteristics of the leaders further exacerbated suspicions and military tensions between the two nations. In the early 1950s, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) policies were primarily focused on safeguarding its domestic interests. Despite underlying suspicions and compromises, China and the Soviet Union formalized their alliance through the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance. China’s military involvement in Korea in 1953 further strengthened the relationship, ushering in a ‘honeymoon’ period for the alliance. However, the CCP harbored a long-term objective of establishing itself as an independent entity free from external control. The underlying motives and imbalances inherent in Soviet aid began to erode the CCP’s trust in the USSR. In 1956, the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) marked the onset of ideological divergences between the two nations. Subsequent internal conflicts within the socialist bloc and disagreements on how to resolve them prompted China to scrutinize the Soviet Union’s true intentions and its ‘great power chauvinism.’ These evolving dynamics progressively widened the divide between China and the Soviet Union, accentuating pre-existing tensions and eventually culminating in the dissolution of their alliance.

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Sino-Soviet relations, Cold War, international relations

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Fu,T. (2023). Sino-Soviet Relations in the Early 1950s - Late 1960s. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,25,155-159.

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