Open AccessThe reaction of the Chinese Government to Soviet Diplomatic Efforts to Resolve the Taiwan Question, 1949-1985
Author(s) -
А С Бельченко,
Бельченко Андрей Станиславович,
Maya G. Novoselova,
Новоселова Майя Георгиевна
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ istoriâ rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-8690
pISSN - 2312-8674
DOI - 10.22363/2312-8674-2020-19-2-418-437
Subject(s) - beijing , diplomacy , china , political science , geopolitics , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , politics , historiography , position (finance) , foreign policy , criticism , soviet union , political economy , law , sociology , history , economics , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , finance
The article studies Beijing's reaction to the activities of Soviet diplomacy related to the Taiwan issue. The authors examine the dynamics of Sino-Soviet interaction in 1949-1985 within the context of this geopolitical problem. The article is based on historical sources (including proclama tions and speeches of Chinese and Soviet representatives at official meetings and within the framework of the General Assembly, as well as diplomatic correspondence) and on the Russian and foreign historiography. The paper covers the period of cooperation between Beijing and Moscow (1950s) and the time of high tension in bilateral relations (1960-1985). The PRC government's harsh criticism of Soviet diplomacy, together with its rigid position with regard to the establishment of official relations between the Soviet Union and Taiwan, lead to the conclusion that Beijing could have been deliberately delaying the solution of the issue, using the Taiwan question in its political interests. The authors make suggestions concerning what could have influenced such a position of Beijing towards the Taiwan issue. The real aims of Beijing concerning Taiwan were different from those that Beijing officially proclaimed.