Podcast / American Prestige / Apr 15, 2025 The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 1 On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the relationship between China and the Soviet Union during the ...

The U.S. did not drive a wedge between the Soviet Union and China during the Cold War; the Sino-Soviet split emerged organically, a fact even critics of the “reverse Nixon” plan miss.

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the Sino-Soviet Split. Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring ...

The issue, which dated back to the nineteenth century, was a major source of tension that had poisoned Sino-Soviet relations for decades, even leading to a brief armed conflict in 1969.

By 1966, its military had grown to about 4 million men. Against this backdrop, the Sino-Soviet border dispute took center stage.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The de-escalation of the Sino-Soviet crisis in 1969 avoided what could have been yet another large, destructive war of the twentieth century.

This coalition “would be reminiscent in scale and scope of the challenge once posed by the Sino-Soviet bloc, though this time China would likely be the leader and Russia the follower.” ...

The Russians charged that Chinese troops had been systematically organizing “provocative intrusions” in the area since May, despite Soviet protests. Finally a force of 150 launched last week ...

Conflicting foreign policy aims, not ideological differences, precipitated the Sino-Soviet dispute, Frank Rendell of the M.I.T. Center for International Studies, ...