Sino-Soviet relations
Diplomatic relationship between China and the Soviet Union
Sino-Soviet relations
Sino-Soviet relations (simplified Chinese: 中苏关系; traditional Chinese: 中蘇關係; pinyin: Zhōng-Sū Guānxì; Russian: советско-китайские отношения, sovetsko-kitayskiye otnosheniya), or China–Soviet Union relations, refers to the diplomatic relationship between China (both the Republic of China of 1912–1949 and its successor, the People's Republic of China) and the various forms of Soviet Power which emerged from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to 1991, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist. In 1921, the Soviet Russia played an important role in supporting the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through the Communist International (Comintern), and decided to support the Kuomintang. The Soviet Union, established in 1922, ordered the CCP to enter into an alliance with the Kuomintang in 1923. The resulting First United Front launched the Northern Expedition, aiming to united China. In 1927, Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek turned against the CCP, leading to the start of the Chinese Civil...
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