A Misunderstood Friendship
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A Misunderstood Friendship

Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, and Sino–North Korean Relations, 1949–1976

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  2. English
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A Misunderstood Friendship

Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, and Sino–North Korean Relations, 1949–1976

About this book

Leading diplomatic historians Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia draw on previously untapped primary source materials to offer a unique account of the China–North Korean relationship, uncovering tensions and rivalries that shed new light on the ties between these two communist East Asian nations.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Introduction: Refuting a Historical Myth
  5. I. Victory and Expansion of the Revolution in China and North Korea, 1945–1950
  6. II. Sharp Contradictions Among the Leadership, 1950–1953
  7. III. Chinese Economic Aid and Kim’s Juche Idea, 1953–1956
  8. IV. Mao’s Policy of Mollification, 1957–1960
  9. V. North Korea’s Balancing Act, 1961–1965
  10. VI. The Lowest Ebb, 1966–1969
  11. VII. China’s Last Ally, 1970–1976
  12. Epilogue: China and North Korea in the Era of Deng Xiaoping
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index

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