China
Russia
International Affairs
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The Chinese have long memories. They know the Russkies will bite the hands that feed them.
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LTC Eugene Chu
You bring up a good point. People forgot that USSR under Brezhnev and PRC under Mao were enemies during the Cold War.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-Sino-Soviet-split
https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-Sino-Soviet-split
20th-century international relations - The Sino-Soviet split
A still more energetic U.S. riposte would await the end of Eisenhower’s term, but “Mr. Khrushchev’s boomerang” (as Dulles termed Sputnik) had an immediate and disastrous impact on Soviet relations with the other Communist giant, China. Under their 1950 treaty of friendship, solidarity, and mutual assistance, Soviet technical aid flowed to Peking during the Korean War and helped support China’s successful Five-Year Plan after 1953. Western...
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Would China's support of Russia be different if Russia were demonstrating the ability to win?
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