Sino-Russian Relations

Stalin’s peace treaty with Hitler was of course broken quickly after it was formed by Hitler himself. Hitler too ignored history and fought with Russia in the winter and ultimately lost, helping him lose the war. Stalin caught off any foreign Russia had left with and focus on the ongoings in his country. Mao on the other hand tried to ally China With Russia after becoming communists, after it became apparent Russia had no intention in helping China become a superpower, Mao stopped depending on their alliance with Russia, not satisfied in not being a big player. For 30 years after China became the People’s Republic of China the US did not recognize them formally instead held communications with Taiwan, making Taiwan a middleman of sorts. In the Korean war the Chinese fought alongside North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union, partly due to the threat of the US’s interest in expanding in Asia, and fought against the US in the Vietnam War. In the early 70’s negotiations opened up between China and the USA, deeply confusing the Chinese people as they were the people they were taught to hate.

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, China’s position quickly dwindled from being the dominant power in the East to struggling against encroaching Western powers that desired its territories, one of its main opponents being Russia. After the 1917 Russian Revolution, the newly established Bolshevik regime offered to return various territories seized by the Tsarist empire to China, but they failed to deliver on their promises when they seized Outer Mongolia and $2 billion in machinery soon after. This instance, among many others, contributed to hostile Sino-Soviet relations during the twentieth century.

This demonstrates that nationalism had a role in the change because each nation wanted to be the strongest and the most

I’m interested in examining the extent to which promoting the teaching of Chinese initially in Palestine and later in the middle can secure the Chinese supply of technology, military hardware, services, and natural resources from the Middle Eastern states that are necessary to fuel the rapid growing Chinese economy. My research will examine an opportunity for China to take an active role in the Arab-Israeli conflict without taking a political stand or aligning with either side. I would also like to consider the potential impact of promoting the Chinese language pedagogy in Palestine in order to reduce the rising tension in the Palestinian territories, increase academic opportunities for the Palestinian students, and improve the Palestinian economy in the long

Ancient China is one of the oldest and longest lasting civilizations in the world. The Ancient Chinese have thrived for thousands of years because of the geography, their skills, and their talents. Throughout history, rivers such as the Yangtze and Huang He rivers made China thrive for thousands of years. While other features such as deserts and mountains like the Gobi, Himalayas, and the Taklimakan isolated the Chinese and kept other civilizations from culturally diffusing into Chinese lifestyle and culture.

China and Russia are seen as two of the most powerful nations in the world. Their strong military, economy, and large amount of land and population. These two nations have many similarities and differences that effect their relationship and how other nations see them across the globe. One major trait they have in common in their governments political view, communism. Communism was seen as one of the biggest threats to the world once it swallowed China and Russia.

From the beginning of the 1900s tension had grown between the Soviet Union and Japan after the Russo-Japanese War. In 1904, the Soviet Union’s empire and Japan’s empire collided in their own individual efforts take Manchuria, which is a part of China, and Korea(Young). Japan tried to talk the Soviet Union into letting them take over Korea, so the Soviet Union could go capture Manchuria. But the Soviet Union also wanted the northern part of Korea, so the Japanese government declared war against the Soviet Union.

Russia being one of the Great Powers had imperialistic strength, Roberts stated, “…conceded to be the Great Powers, exercising more weight than others and with resources able to assure that they would go on doing so.” (Roberts, 78) At a certain point Russia had the third largest territorial size, which gave it a great advantage over China. During a certain time China was acquiring more territory too, however their structure did not allow them to expand as

The political conflict among China and russia were caused by External Factors such as the Russo-Japanese war and World War 2, caused the collapse in Russia. While external factors in China such as the Rape of Nanjing and the Japanese invading

Almost all parts of the world did not expect such meeting to happen and some did not want this friendly meeting to happen. In fact it came as complete shock to most of Soviet leadership (MacMillan, 290) Since the Soviets was not in good relations with China Soviets were irritated that this impossible meeting took place to improve the Sino-American relationship. The U.S. and China had been enemies for too long and also the war in Vietnam remained to keep them apart. (MacMillan, 289)The KGB, the Soviet secret police, had planned a campaign of disinformation to keep Americans and Chinese apart. (MacMillan, 289)

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War was over, making the U.S. the only superpower left in the world. This has made the international system much more tranquil, and relaxed. The only country potentially powerful besides the U.S., is China. Many Americans fear China, not only because they are communist, but also because of their huge population. Their population is 1.3 billion people, which accounts 1/5th of the world’s population. As one of the only potential superpowers in the world, it would be in the best interest of all Americans if the U.S. and China became allies, instead of enemies. Peace and development, economic prosperity and social progress, are goals that both of

Amid this time, the Soviet Union upheld conjunction with free enterprise. China, in the interim, stayed resolved to seek after an approach of aggression, naming the United States specifically as a radical adversary

* The Chinese denounced the Soviets for not returning territory taken by the Russians in the last century.

Snyder claims that realism failed to predict the Cold War. Given this, Mearsheimer states “China cannot rise peacefully.” Since realists describe the world as a self-help system, according to Posen, every country “must look to its own interests relative to those of others” and because “security is the preeminent issue in an anarchic world, the distribution of capabilities to attack and defend should matter.” Thus, because China’s strive for regional hegemony inevitably threatens the power dynamic of the global system, the U.S. will, according to Mearsheimer, take an offensive realist approach that will eventually lead to war. In addition, as seen in post-Cold War, economic stability greatly determines the distribution of power. Friedberg notes, that the projected “speed and magnitude of China’s growth in recent decades appears to be unprecedented” and as early as 2015, “China’s economy could overtake that of the United States.” Although the U.S. faces an unprecedented challenge to economic power, according to Ikenberry, China has signaled cooperation by “redoubling its participation in existing institutions, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit or working with the other great powers in the region to build new ones.” Nevertheless, following the actions of the U.S. post WWII, China strategically makes “itself more predictable and approachable” to reduce “the incentives for other

This research tries to present both sides of the argument on the control over the islands from the Chinese and Vietnamese point of view, but has an emphasis on how the United States plays a vital role in the resolution of this dispute.