The Role of the People's Republic of China in the East Bengal Crisis of 1971.

Abstract

This paper will examine China's decision to support Pakistan during the East Bengal crisis in 1971, in order to determine whether that decision constituted a contradiction in the light of Peking's previously professed support for revolutionary movements, or 'wars of national liberation'. Stated explicitly, the hypothesis which is to be explored is that China's support of Pakistan rather than of Bangla Desh is not contradictory when viewed in the context of the entire spectrum of foreign policies which Peking has pursued since 1949, and when the exigencies of the international situation faced by the PRC in 1971 are considered. (author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA090874

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People

  • Thomas C. Roberts Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • South Asia
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  • Political science

Readers

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