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4 - Stalin in Asia

from Part I - Ambition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2024

Sergey Radchenko
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
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This chapter explores Stalin's approach to China, in particular his difficult relationship with Mao Zedong. It shows Stalin at pains to redefine his strategy as the Chinese Civil War produced an unexpected set of victories for the Communists. By delving into the details of Anastas Mikoyan's negotiations with Mao in Xibaipo, and later Mao's talks with Stalin in Moscow, the chapter brings out hidden tensions between would-be allies while explaining how and why, despite these tensions, Beijing and Moscow managed to conclude a treaty of alliance. The chapter also explores the road to the Korean War, highlighting Stalin's reasons for permitting North Korea's Kim Il Sung to invade South Korea in June 1950. The war allowed Stalin to both strengthen the Sino-Soviet alliance and keep the Americans occupied, postponing the possibility of a conflict in Europe.

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To Run the World
The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power
, pp. 111 - 142
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Stalin in Asia
  • Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
  • Book: To Run the World
  • Online publication: 30 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108769679.006
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  • Stalin in Asia
  • Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
  • Book: To Run the World
  • Online publication: 30 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108769679.006
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  • Stalin in Asia
  • Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe
  • Book: To Run the World
  • Online publication: 30 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108769679.006
Available formats
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