Why China 'Turned West'

Fifteen years earlier, in November 1957, Mao had bluntly declared that 'the socialist camp must have a leader and this leader is the Soviet Union.' Today, however, it is Russia, not America, that is regarded by Peking as China's principal enemy. Undoubtedly few Chinese during the Grea...

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Published in:Socialist register 1972-01, Vol.9
Main Author: Peck, Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beijing, Peoples Republic of China
Mao Tse-tung
Peoples Republic of China
Presidents
Revolutions
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:Fifteen years earlier, in November 1957, Mao had bluntly declared that 'the socialist camp must have a leader and this leader is the Soviet Union.' Today, however, it is Russia, not America, that is regarded by Peking as China's principal enemy. Undoubtedly few Chinese during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution suspected that its conclusion would find President Nixon landing in Peking as planes bombed Indo-China. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0081-0606