China

• China become Communist 1949


  A civil war had been going on in China since 1920s. Because world attention had been focused on Europe in the 1930s and then in WW2, the progress made by the Communists under Mao Zedong appreciated

  US foreign policy had certainly largely ignored what was happening - though it is fair to say that little was known about the events outside China
• China becomes Communist (2)

  October 1949 - Mao took complete control of the most populous nation

  February 1950 - USSR and Communist China agreed the Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance

  After the details had been decided, Mao went to USSR to sign the treaty

  The alliance changed the balance of power between East and West

  In America, the fear of Communist expansion reached a high - american foreign policy was intent of stooping Communism

  Containment did have some success in Europe, but failed in Asia
• China during Cold War

  The Nationalist Party - USA (retreated to Taiwan)

  Communist Party - USSR
• China during Cold War

  1st October 1949 - Mao Tse-tung declared establishment of People's Republic of China - turned Communist
• China - who was involved


  Mao Zedong / Tse-tung - led China from 1949, while serving as the chairman of the Communist Party
• Maoism


  The variety of Marxism / Leninism that Mao developed for a socialist revolution of the Republic of China
• Timeline of China


  1st Oct 1949 - China turns Communist

  14th Feb 1950 - Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship

  25th June 1950 - Start of Korean War
• Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship

  300 million dollars sent in aid to China - 95 percent would need to be repaid at high interest

  8000 Chinese students could travel to USSR to study tech and science

  20000 Soviet experts sent to help development of China - mostly helped USSR

  China agreed to give 2 of its major parts to USSR and rights to Soviets to mine in Xinjiang
• China and the West


  Communist takeover of China - disaster

  Argued government in Taiwan should be leaders and didn't recognise new government of China

  Mao's victory seen as:

  1 - failure of Truman Doctrine and containment

  2 - victory of Stalin: now had influence over most populated country

  3 - threat to rest of Asia, particularly Taiwan (last part of China held by nationalists) and Japan (still recovering for WW2 effects)

  In response to Mao's victory, US increased funding to Japan and other countries to try combat threat of Communism in those countries
• China during Cold War

  Borders