Cold war. China

COLD WARChina

12/03/1947

Carla santos y Adrian Jorge

Introduction

China after World War II

This country belonging to the allies during the Second World War separated from them due to the following consequences: The communist revolution led to an alliance with the USSR causing Khrushchev to secretly help China with its atomic bomb.

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The arrival of Deng Xiaoping

Mao Zedong's leadership

China began its economic opening and market reforms.

China underwent a series of important political changes.

The Cold War

China not being directly involved but at the same time having a very important role in this conflict

Although China was not one of the main players in this bipolar confrontation, its position played a crucial role in the development and evolution of the Cold War.

The Cold War was a period of political, economic, and ideological tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.

Situation in China

What was happening inside China?

Initially, Mao was searching for strengthening relations with the USSR and adopt their model. However, tensions soon arose between China and the USSR, wich led to breaking their relations.

Chinawent over a series of political changes in the 1940s, with the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong.

China-focused Cold War

China positioning. Wich side was China on?

In the Cold War, China took a unique position from the United States and the USSR. Mao Zedong sought to establish a "third way" and lead the world communist movement, distancing himself from both the capitalist power and the socialists (USSR). China advocated supporting revolutionary movements in developing countries and promoted the idea of a world revolution to overthrow imperialism and colonialism.

In terms of alignment, China joined the socialist camp during the 1950s, but distanced itself from the USSR in the 1960s due to ideological and geopolitical disagreements. Instead, China thoungh of establishing alliances and relationships with developing countries, especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

This strategy, known as the Non-Aligned Movement, allowed China to expand its influence on the world stage and compete with the USSR for leadership of the international communist movement.

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Economical terms

Economical changes and rise

It was only after Mao's death and Deng Xiaoping's rise to power in the 1970s that China began its economic opening and market reforms. These reforms transformed China into a rising economic power and laid the foundation for its future development.

China initially adopted a centralized sistem similar to the Soviet model, but after the failure of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Mao recognized the need for economic reforms.

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CONCLUSION

In short, China played a unique role in the Cold War by taking an independent position and seeking to lead the global communist movement. His break with the Soviet Union and his search for alliances in developing countries allowed him to expand his influence on the world stage. In addition, post-Mao-era economic reforms laid the foundation for the boom