A Misunderstood Friendship : : Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, and Sino-North Korean Relations, 1949-1976: Revised Edition / / Zhihua Shen, Yafeng Xia.

Today, the People’s Republic of China is North Korea’s only ally on the world stage, a tightly knit relationship that goes back decades. Both countries portray their partnership as one of “brotherly affection” based on shared political ideals—an alliance “as tight as lips to teeth”—even though relat...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction Refuting a Historical Myth
  • CHAPTER I Victory and Expansion of the Revolution in China and North Korea, 1945–1950
  • CHAPTER II Sharp Contradictions Among the Leadership, 1950– 1953
  • CHAPTER III Chinese Economic Aid and Kim’s Juche Idea, 1953– 1956
  • CHAPTER IV Mao’s Policy of Mollification, 1957– 1960
  • CHAPTER V North Korea’s Balancing Act, 1961–1965
  • CHAPTER VI The Lowest Ebb, 1966– 1969
  • CHAPTER VII China’s Last Ally, 1970– 1976
  • Epilogue China and North Korea in the Era of Deng Xiaoping
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index