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International relations
Sino-Soviet relations
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Khrushchev called Mao “Asian Hitler,” Mao called him a “redundant old boot.”
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1962–63: Mao mocked Khrushchev for Cuban Missile Crisis “cowardice” and Nuclear Test Ban Treaty — called USSR “running dogs of capitalism.”
Ideological split: Mao → Permanent Revolution (Trotskyite), world struggle inevitable.
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Nuclear developments
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Chinese scientists continued secretly → A-bomb (1964), H-bomb (1967).
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Conflict over Xinjiang
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1955: China ended projects, USSR withdrew experts.
1962: 60,000 Uighurs fled to USSR during famine → China accused Soviets of stirring unrest.
Border tensions rose → both sides militarised frontier, talks dragged from 1964 onwards.
Vietnam war
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Provided training + anti-aircraft defence, avoided direct war.
1965: PLA engineers sent to North Vietnam — no combat, freed Vietcong forces.
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Lin Biao: focused on internal PLA reform, supported Mao’s “People’s War” strategy (guerrilla defence).
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Despite division, China gained nuclear + geopolitical prestige, but remained militarily cautious and isolated.