The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance.
This article examines the research literature on the economic aspects of the “Sino-Soviet Alliance”, which lasted from the end of the Chinese Civil war until the Sino-Soviet split (1949-1960/63). The Soviet and Eastern European contribution to China’s industrialization, called the “largest technolog...
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| description | This article examines the research literature on the economic aspects of the “Sino-Soviet Alliance”, which lasted from the end of the Chinese Civil war until the Sino-Soviet split (1949-1960/63). The Soviet and Eastern European contribution to China’s industrialization, called the “largest technology transfer in human history” by some, still awaits detailed examination. This article aims to structure the field as well as inspire future research. The included studies range from on-the-ground microstudies of engineers at specific industrial construction projects to macro-perspectives on economic exchange, trade and governmental negotiations. In contrast to classical Cold War perspectives, which assume a primacy of (geo-)politics, the paper builds on more recent studies, arguing that economic rationales mattered in both the split and the forging of the alliance. The literature review suggests that the room for manoeuvre of actors beyond the Kremlin and party leaderships has to be measured anew, and that the impact of the alliance on Eastern Europe awaits further research. Finally, the influence of the West with its technologies and world markets becomes visible when these apparently exclusive East-East relations are examined more closely. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99a5e70ad13747e58082f79a3f650b0d2024-03-25T07:28:55ZdeuDe GruyterJahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte0075-28002196-68422022-11-0163257561010.1515/jbwg-2022-0020The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance.Chen Tao0Zofka Jan1Institute for German Studies, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, 200092Shanghai, PR ChinaLeibniz-Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), Reichsstr. 4-6, D-04109Leipzig, GermanyThis article examines the research literature on the economic aspects of the “Sino-Soviet Alliance”, which lasted from the end of the Chinese Civil war until the Sino-Soviet split (1949-1960/63). The Soviet and Eastern European contribution to China’s industrialization, called the “largest technology transfer in human history” by some, still awaits detailed examination. This article aims to structure the field as well as inspire future research. The included studies range from on-the-ground microstudies of engineers at specific industrial construction projects to macro-perspectives on economic exchange, trade and governmental negotiations. In contrast to classical Cold War perspectives, which assume a primacy of (geo-)politics, the paper builds on more recent studies, arguing that economic rationales mattered in both the split and the forging of the alliance. The literature review suggests that the room for manoeuvre of actors beyond the Kremlin and party leaderships has to be measured anew, and that the impact of the alliance on Eastern Europe awaits further research. Finally, the influence of the West with its technologies and world markets becomes visible when these apparently exclusive East-East relations are examined more closely.https://doi.org/10.1515/jbwg-2022-0020sino-soviet alliancecold war economysocialist foreign economic policyeast-south relationssocialist globalizationsino-sowjetische allianzökonomie des kalten kriegesaußenwirtschaftspolitik sozialistischer staatenost-süd-beziehungensozialistische globalisierungn 40n 44n 45n 10n 14n 15n 60n 64n 65 |
| spellingShingle | Chen Tao Zofka Jan The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte sino-soviet alliance cold war economy socialist foreign economic policy east-south relations socialist globalization sino-sowjetische allianz ökonomie des kalten krieges außenwirtschaftspolitik sozialistischer staaten ost-süd-beziehungen sozialistische globalisierung n 40 n 44 n 45 n 10 n 14 n 15 n 60 n 64 n 65 |
| title | The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. |
| title_full | The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. |
| title_fullStr | The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. |
| title_short | The Economy of the Sino-Soviet Alliance. |
| title_sort | economy of the sino soviet alliance |
| topic | sino-soviet alliance cold war economy socialist foreign economic policy east-south relations socialist globalization sino-sowjetische allianz ökonomie des kalten krieges außenwirtschaftspolitik sozialistischer staaten ost-süd-beziehungen sozialistische globalisierung n 40 n 44 n 45 n 10 n 14 n 15 n 60 n 64 n 65 |
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