Following WWII, a rift emerged between the capitalist nations of the West and the communist nations of the East after World War II. In an attempt to orchestrate the economic and internal affairs of Eastern European communist nations, the Soviet Union instituted the Brezhnev Doctrine. Another major communist power to emerge during this period was China. Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the Chinese communists took control of the country in 1949 after a long civil war. While both China and the USSR rose to be major communist powers, they did not always agree on policies, as demonstrated in the Anti-Soviet Policy of Communist China.

In your initial response, discuss how the source demonstrates the different relationships that the Chinese and the USSR had with Western nations. What complaints did the Soviet Communist Party have with the Communist Party of China? What specific policies did they view as anti-Soviet and why? What historical events demonstrate these various relationships?