communism in china

when did china become communist

1949

who was the communist leader in china

Mao Tse-tung

what led to china becoming communist

1946 chinese civil war (communists v nationalists)

1949 communists win (chinese revolution)

what was special about communism in china

not part of soviet sphere

west view on china becoming communist

unhappy - china = powerful

truman felt containment policies had failed

china + ussr relations (good part)

ussr recognised communist gvt (only them)

develop alliance:

• develop communist country

• keep china from USA influence

• alliance = 'Treaty of Friendship’

treaty of friendship

• $300 million aid to china

  • BUT 95% must be repaid at high interest

• 20,000 soviet experts sent to help china development

  • (at cost to china)

• china had to give two major ports to USSR

china + ussr relationship (bad part0

diff interpretations of communism

• c = peasant farmers

• ussr = urban factory workers

relations broke down after stalin death

china + west relationship

truman doctrine failure - US puts money into taiwan + japan to build up their economies

(nationalist gvt had retreated to taiwan)

didn’t recognise PRC

long term effect of china becoming communist

spreads through asia later

short term effect of china becoming communist

relations worse

west feels failed

ussr more power