4.4 -The effect of the Sino Soviet split on the Chinese economy Flashcards
How did the Sino-Soviet relationship change in the 60s
The relationship worsened in early 1960s. Mao accused the SU of being revisionist country when its leader began to develop friendly relations with the US. Tensions increase GLF criticised by Khrushchev. Mao feared that the SU might launch invasion of China.
How did the Sino-Soviet split effect the Chinese economy?
In 1960, Khrushchev took back the Soviet technicians and military experts who had continued to increase since 1958. Affected China’s economy, as it relied on these experts for their economic knowledge. While it was training its own experts. It had been particular damaging as the advisers had been helping China to overcome the economic crisis f the GLF. SU has assisted china in building industrial plants iron steel works for power stations. 200 projects were cancelled impacts on weapon programme was most damaging. Soviets destroyed all the documents for Nuclear energy
Final split came in 1962, Mao used Cuban Missile crisis to accuse Khrushchev of cowardice, Khrushchev claimed Mao’s policies would lead to nuclear war. China lost Soviet support and needed support they have to provide loans to African nations to secure their support communism held a great attraction to African nation.
How did Sino-Soviet split affect China’s relations.
Mao wanted to ensure African nations preferred China to the SU. Argued Chinese communism focused on peasantry more suited to Africa that Soviet emphasis on industrial working class China continued its nuclear programme destroyed documents were recreated and in 1967 has its own H bombs.
Mao believed greatest threat to China was the SU leading to actions
In 1970 Mao tried to improve China’s relations with the USA, in 1972 he invited US president Richard Nixon to China for talks and agreed on the development of cultural educational and economic relations.
Chinas nuclear weapons aimed at the SU and not the US.
