CHAPTER II
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
2.1 The Origin of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Albeit its foundation in 1996, the embryo of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has already lived long before. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization origins can be traced back to the 1960s, when the world was still in the midst of the Cold War. At that time, another conflict between two most prominent communist states, the Soviet Union and China re-emerged. This event known as the Sino-Soviet split.
During the early years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and China seemed to be inseparable. Both states regarded by the West as the main supporting pillars of world Communism. Apparently, what the West did not realize was the Soviet Union and China had a long history of conflicts. The frictions between the two countries can be dated back to the 1930s, when the Soviet Union decided to support Chiang Kai-shek rather than Mao Tse-tung during the Chinese Civil War. However, when the war finally ended in 1950, relations between the Soviet Union and China recovered. Mao
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That was the reason why the meeting in Almaty was from other meetings, because for the first time since its establishment this forum addressed not only border-related issues, but also other transnational issues such as separatism, religious fundamentalism, terrorism, illegal arms smuggling, narcotics smuggling, and other transnational crimes. After the meeting in Almaty, this forum has taken on new dynamic as the member of this forum realize that they were in dire need of an institution that can shield them from threats posed by the above-mentioned problems—the realization of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is getting
In 1950 and 1959 there were two major events that contributed to the current conflict between China and Tibet. An event in 1950 was when the Tibet and China conflict started because it was when China had invaded Tibet. Also, the uprising in Lhasa in 1959 was when thousands of Tibetan citizens had died because of China’s conflict. Evidence of this is, in Document 2 it states ‘In 1950, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, known as the PLA, invaded Tibet to “reunite it with the Chinese Motherland.” ’ An example for the event in 1959 is, when in Document 3 it says, ‘1959 March - Full-scale uprising breaks out in Lhasa.
In the 50s the advent of the Korean war was firmly implanted in minds of Australia’s, coinciding with the idea that communism had to be contained, on the presumption of US President Eisenhower’s Domino Theory. With China becoming a communist state, the spread of the communist ideology was an ever more imposing
A War of Ideas: Capitalism V.S. Communism With tension rising in Berlin, Germany, between Capitalism and Communism, a war of hostility broke out: the Cold War. The Cold War was a war between the western democracy capitalist United States and the totalitarian communist Soviet Union. These two superpowers held the fate of the world in their hands. Tension rose to an unbearable level during the Cold War, almost entering into World War III.
The Cold War was a war of threats. After the end of World War II, there was a spread of two different types of government, democracy and communism. There was the Western and the Soviet spheres of influence. The difference between the governments resulted a conflict, which led to the Cold War. Threats were made to stop the spread of each other’s ideology, but one of them must be dominant for peace can be created when there is an unity of a single type of government in Europe.
Conflicts were fueled by various events and leaders and left the world in constant fear of political combat. The outcomes of the Cold War can be seen as both a victory and a loss. The United States and the Soviet Union remained strong and both came out of the cold war as a super power. Countries became heavily independent on aid from the United States. The aftermath of the Cold War was felt in the United States long after the war had
The 4 ½ decade long clash between the U.S. and Soviet Union was dubbed “The Cold War” by Bernard Baruch because of the cold relations between the two competitive nations. The tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. began primarily because of the polar opposite ideologies of each nation, the U.S. being Capitalist and The Soviet Union being Communist, causing a multitude of disagreements between the two. The disputes between the two countries began during WWII when the U.S. left their Soviet allies flapping in the wind, when they refused to open a second front, which resulted in the Soviets taking a beating. The U.S. later excluded The Soviets from the Atomic bomb project, since the U.S refused to work with their scientists. The U.S was also becoming
The Chinese communist party gained much power after going after and attacking the Kuomintang and its anti communist policies into Taiwan. With the growth of the communist party’s power, the peasant and lower class experienced major influence that would change the course of their lives forever. Chinese peasants and the Chinese communist party between circa 1925 and circa 1950 had a relationship in which the party fostered and cared the state of the people. This created a sense of nationalism and pride for the peasants, while they were advocating social equality, and showing anti-Japanese sentiment. First of all, the Chinese communist party greatly influenced the peasant class in sparking and igniting a sense of nationalistic unity into the
Set in a fictitious country named Sarkhan in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American tells the tales of foreign diplomats, dignitaries, and humanitarians who attempt to implement or impose U.S. policies and customs onto sovereign nations. The backdrop for these exploits takes place during the time of Communist expansion in the region with the help of Russian and Chinese influence. The book shows how American behavior can positively and negatively influence the perception of its citizens and affect the outcome of American efforts. The authors illustrate the struggles America encountered in combating Communism and the strategies employed by our adversaries to allow it to flourish. The issues described in the book are as relevant today as they were almost 60 years ago when first written.
The impact of Lenin’s victory over a capitalist monarchy defines an important change in the way Sino-Vietnamese relations would occur, since the focus on nationalism would slowly convert to communism as the dominant ideology to resist western capitalism. The rise of the communist resistance Ho Chi Minh in the early 20th century defines the overarching influence of Chinese/Soviet communist policies, which he followed by building a military force on the northern border of China and Vietnam in the 1920s: “By late 1924, Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) was in southern China, building a new revolutionary organization meant to operate inside Indochina. These efforts culminated in 1930 with the establishment of the Vietnamese Communist Party” (Ward 45). In this historical perspective, it is imperative to understand the impact that the Soviet Union had on Chinese Communism, which had been steadily growing as a counter-ideology to the capitalist nationalism of Sun Yat-sen.
During the cold war China had become a communist state and began to receive much more help from the USSR. The communist leader of China, Mao Zedong, stated, “All political power comes from the barrel of a gun..”(Mao Zedong 1983). Those with power are those that have weapons and military strength to support and back them. The idea that only those with weapons to support them have political power is only giving two possible outcomes, either you do have political power or you have nothing, which relates back to the rhetorical strategy of faulty cause and effect that displays only two possible options, when there are always more. Comparably, In Animal Farm just after they had discussed why the pigs should have the milk and apples, Squealer says, “Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed our duty?
As China grew with population and technologies, so did their government. Their military was weak but they had the idea to make iron and steel weaponry. The increase of weapons allowed the Chinese military to have more power over the people. Yet, the downfall of their era was their tactics in controlling their army and the rebellious citizens. As China’s economy and population grows, so does the growth of politics and Urban life styles.
It was Capitalism vs Communism, which is not constricted to just those two countries. The Soviet Union had a major flaw. A communist model usually requires a dictator and as history would prove they become power mad and usually mistreat their people.
The transition of power in China changed the dynamics of post-World War II relations. For the United States, the so-called “Loss of China” was a a catastrophe, not only because the US supported Chiang Kai-shek in the last few years, but also because it seems to be a victory for the Soviet Union and the global Communism. For China, in 1949 started for the first time in its history the possibility to build foreign relations without being “suppressed by unequal treaties” by western powers. But China‘s relations to other countries remained very complicated and complex.
In Asia, China and North Korea did many things to maintain control. China was under Mao and North Korea is totalitarian. Mao Zedong was China 's leader and Kim Jong Un is North Korea 's leader. Both China and North Korea used indoctrination, propaganda, censorship, persecution, and dictatorship to maintain control. In China, Mao Zedong had led a cultural revolution that brought a form of government called Communism to the country in 1949.
I wanted to know what happened that caused the disconnection, which led to Russia’s extreme behavior of abuse and violence. I wanted to know why the Russians are devoting so much of their energy in attacking Ukraine and how Ukraine response to such attacks. Through investigating on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, I may be able to further understand what China think what they think about Taiwan and do what they do to Taiwan. As a Taiwanese, it is definitely hard to put down my own beliefs, impressions, and stereotypes. However, through exploring on this conflict, I hope to