International Relations and China’s Position in the Socialist Camp

Author(s)

Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik

Abstract

This study revisits Sino-Soviet relations and develops a model explaining the structure of state-to-state relations within the socialist camp. It is aimed at contributing to our understanding of the positioning of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) within the realm of the socialist camp, and the influence this positioning had on the global setting of the Cold War. To achieve these aims the idea of triangularity in international relations is used to explain triangularity as a hidden structure within the bipolar structure of the Cold War world. While the bipolarity of the structure helps us to understand the mechanisms of long-term relative stability, triangularity helps us to understand the changes in the system and its eventual collapse.

Organisation(s)

Department of East Asian Studies, Department for Translation Studies

Pages

22-43

Publication date

2020

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

601008 Science of history, 602045 Sinology

Portal url

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f650bb2d-6a3e-4f84-8205-6fb7314827fd