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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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Cold War History |
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Cold War history series.
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| Contents |
Mao, Stalin and the Korean War Trilateral communist relations in the 1950s; Copyright; Contents; Translator's acknowledgments and thoughts; Introduction; 1 Stalin: From Yalta to the Far East; Soviet postwar foreign policy goals; A juggling act: peaceful coexistence, world revolution and realpolitik; From opportunistic cooperation to outright confrontation; In Stalin's eyes: Marshall Plan equals containment; Stalin's answer: Cominform conformity in Europe; Relative Soviet moderation in the Far East; 2 Korea: The evolution of Soviet postwar policy; The 38th parallel: a hastily drawn line |
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Stalin loses his bid to gain a foothold in JapanWartime Korean trusteeship planning; Early Soviet occupation policy; Soviet-American face- off in Korea; Communist North Korea: born and nurtured; Division cemented: the ROK and the DPRK are established; Stalin sidesteps an alliance with the DPRK; 3 China: Twists and turns of Soviet postwar policy; Moscow's gains in Northeast China paramount; Communists and Nationalists position for Civil War; Roots of Moscow's distrust of the Chinese Communists; Chinese Communists try to anticipate Soviet postwar policy |
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Stalin warns Chinese Communists against civil warChinese Communists deploy forces to Northeast China; Conflicting Soviet signals; Soviets react to specter of U.S. influence in Northeast China; Under Nationalist pressure, Soviets restrict Chinese Communists; Chinese Communists reassess policy in the Northeast; Renewed Soviet-Nationalist tensions; Forced to withdraw, Soviets tilt to the Chinese Communists; Chinese Communists fill vacuum in the Northeast; Enhanced Chinese Communist stature in Soviet eyes; Moscow offers to mediate between Nationalists and Communists; Mao wary of Soviet intent |
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Chinese Communists advance, Stalin recalibratesMao asks to visit Moscow, Stalin cautiously delays; 4 Paving Mao's road to Moscow; Mikoyan's secret visit to Mao's headquarters; Mongolia: Soviet Nyet on return to China; Xinjiang: Soviets pledge non- interference; Northeast China: feeling each other out; Chinese Communists seek enhanced military and economic aid; Mikoyan's reaction to Chinese Communist policies; Chinese Communist shifts after Mikoyan's visit; Liu Shaoqi delegation to Moscow disguised as a trade mission; Fealty to Stalin proclaimed |
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Chinese Communists reiterate need for Soviet aidUncle Joe's advice on Xinjiang; The 1945 Soviet-Nationalist treaty and Northeast China; Stalin rebuffs request for aid to liberate Taiwan; 5 Mao's trip to Moscow; Chinese economy in ruins; Trip preparations; Mao in Moscow; A new year; A new dawn; Zhou arrives, hard bargaining begins; Bones of contention; Lingering Soviet dissatisfaction?; 6 Stalin reverses his Korea policy; Multiple plausible causes; Korea: a place of Stalin's choosing; The 38th parallel: a high tension line; Soviet "defensive" military assistance to the DPRK in 1949 |
| Summary |
This book examines relations between China and the Soviet Union during the 1950s, and provides an insight into Chinese thinking about the Korean War. This volume is based on a translation of Shen Zihua's best-selling Chinese-language book, which broke the mainland Chinese taboo on publishing non-heroic accounts of the Korean War. The author combined information detailed in Soviet-era diplomatic documents (released after the collapse of the Soviet Union) with Chinese memoirs, official document collections and scholarly monographs, in order to present a non-ideological, realpolitik account of the |
| Notes |
Divided counsel on unleashing Kim |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China
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China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
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| Subject |
China
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Soviet Union
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136281297 |
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1136281290 |
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