• Boarder disputes:
    • 7000 km long boarder
  • Ideological Differences:
    • different interpretations of Marxism
      • for Mao: the mean for which China will become a great nation
      • for Soviets: Chinese interests come first, all others come second
  • Difference of personalities (Mao and Stalin):
    • Mao didn't like Stalin's attitude and vice versa
  • Sino- Soviet Treaty 1950
    • Soviets signed the treaty for its own favors
      • 300 million Soviets 'gave' Chinese was a loan not a gift; needed to repay
      • Chinese needed to pay for Soviet advisers in China
      • China give reserves to Soviet
  • PRC's dependence on Soviet Union
    • 1950's, many construction projects were by Soviets
    • military assistance by USSR
  • China and de-Stalinisation:
    • 1956- beginning of de-stalinisation
  • The Taiwan Issue
    • Under Mao's order, Chinese were made ready for assault on the nationalist island
    • Krushchev unwilling to put USSR at risk