- 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
- different interpretations of Marxism
- 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
- Soviets signed the treaty for its own favors
- 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