SOVIET RESPONSE TO SINO-AMERICAN CRISES: CHINESE EXPECTATIONS.

Abstract

Soviet behavior in Sino-American crises in Korea, the Taiwan Strait, and Indochina suggests that the Soviet Union has been unwilling to assume serious risks on behalf of Communist China. Moscow has also shown reservations about giving political support and military (including nuclear) aid to China in connection with its quarrel with the United States. There is considerable evidence that Soviet performance has fallen substantially below Chinese expectations and has therefore aroused Chinese resentment. This interaction of attitudes is one of the main reasons for the decline of Sino-Soviet alliance to the point where it appears virtually inoperative except under the most extreme, and therefore the most unlikely circumstances.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0652584

Entities

People

  • Harold C. Hinton

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Communist Countries
  • Communists
  • Continents
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geographic Regions
  • International Relations
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology