Impact on foreign policy

• Foreign policy


  Objectives and activities in relation to interactions with other states, unions and political entities, whether bilaterally or throughout multilateral platforms
• Sino-Soviet Treaty


  A treaty between Mao and Stalin in 1950, with 3 conditions: 1) China joins the Korean War, 2) Repay $300 million loan, 3) House and pay 10,000 Soviet employees
• The Sino-Soviet Treaty


  Provided an opportunity for Mao to turn to the Chinese people and rally them against the Soviet Union's demands
• The relationship between China and the Soviet Union deteriorated over the next 9 years, leading to the Sino-Soviet Split
• Sino-Soviet Split


  Occurred over 3 years from 1959-1962, as the Soviet Union heavily criticized China and Mao, leading to China publicly breaking away from the Soviet Union
• The Cuban Missile Crisis


  Brought the US and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war, leading other countries to criticize them, which gave Mao the opportunity to publicly split from the Soviet Union
• In 1962, Mao announced China's split from the Soviet Union, criticizing them on the global stage
• In 1962, China produced its first nuclear weapon, called the 596, named after the year the Soviet Union insulted Mao
• Mao's policies towards the US from 1950-1970


  Were focused on anger, hatred and aggression
• In 1970, Mao changed tactics


  Decided to start working with the US to weaken the Soviet Union, with the goal of then destroying the US and becoming the dominant world power
• Mao's relationship with the US fluctuated up and down from 1970-1976, until after Mao's death when China-US relations started improving