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Korean War (Relations with the USSR (Mao hoped to extricate more economic…
Korean War
Relations with the USSR
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He did impress Stalin and Stalin exclaimed ‘The Chinese comrades are so good!’ on hearing that the Chinese were getting involved in Korea.
Isolates the Chinese people from democratic influences and makes them totally and solely dependent on Soviet economic aid and advice.
Loss of Taiwan
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June 1950, Truman warned that the occupation of Taiwan by communist forces would be a direct threat to the security of the pacific area and to the US forces performing their lawful/ necessary functions.
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Relations with the West
Chinese involvement reinforced the US perception that there was a communist plan for global conquest
Following this the US anti-communist, harsh cold war policy became entrenched.
A US policy of containment caused them to spend $50 billion per year and to build a system of alliances and bases in East Asia.
Mao’s personal loss
Mao’s son Anying, who he was very close to, was killed by an attack on the PLA headquarters.
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Mao took his successes in Korea as proof of his belief that force of will and mobilisation of the masses could overcome technological weakness. This was to prove devastating later.
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Internal propaganda
Chinese forces were not defeated by the combined forces of the United Nations, enabling the regime to regale the Chinese people with propaganda about PLA bravery.
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