Sino-Soviet Split

The Sino-Soviet split was an increase in tensions between the China and USSR relations, particularly strong during the late 1950s. Salisbury writes, “The Sino-Soviet split [was] the deepest, most serious confrontation yet to arise in the Communist world…”, caused primarily by the differences in ideologies of how the two countries viewed communism. They were formed independently of each other, had different attitudes towards imperialist countries, were under different technological circumstances, and ultimately had different approaches towards communist revolutions and ideas. The basic views and understandings of communism that formed in the two countries dissimilar set of circumstances are what eventually led to their disapproving view of each other and each other’s beliefs, causing the split. They are both equal in blame.

Firstly, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power without any Soviet assistance. Mao Tse-tung, leader of the CCP, defeated the Kuomintang (KMT...