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Asia in the Cold War

Asia in the Cold War. Emilie, Reshma, JM, and Ian K. Laos ( Em ). Maintain status quo in Laos Sent marines in Thailand but refused to become militarily involved in Laos Would have risked Chinese intervention Communist government share power in coalition gov t with neutralist.

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Asia in the Cold War

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  1. Asia in the Cold War Emilie, Reshma, JM, and Ian K.

  2. Laos (Em) • Maintain status quo in Laos • Sent marines in Thailand but refused to become militarily involved in Laos • Would have risked Chinese intervention • Communist government share power in coalition govt with neutralist

  3. Sino-Soviet Split (Em) • Hostile China • Lack of Soviet support in Taiwan Strait crisis • Soviets helped India in Sino-Indian dispute • 1959 – termination of Soviet nuclear assistance to China • Improvement of Soviet-American relations

  4. Kennedy and China (Em) • China wanted US to terminate ties with Taiwan • Kennedy/Congress refused • Opposed recognition of Communist China to UN • Supported India in Sino-Indian dispute • Oct. 1964 – China exploded first nuclear device

  5. US-China Relations (Resh) • improvements desired • Conflict with USSR (Ussuri River) • Nixon Doctrine • American benefits • China > Taiwan

  6. India and Pakistan (Resh) • China + Pakistan • USSR provoked Bengal revolt • US/China link makes India enemy • USSR undoes actions • Independence of Bangladesh • Nukes in India

  7. Related to Vietnam/downfall (Resh) • UN permissions (China/Taiwan) • Vietnam: China not getting too involved • China restricted USSR (US relations) • Laos/Cambodia = communist • US humiliation • Mayaguez crew freed

  8. U.S. vs Vietnam (JM) • U.S. attempts to fix war wounds, but also stop Communists in Vietnam. • Gave money ($5 million in assistance), eased travel restrictions, dropped UN veto. • Vietnam asks for reparations promised secretly by Nixon. • Conflict between Vietnam and Cambodia, The USSR and China.

  9. Sino-American Entente (JM) • China wanted U.S. support to keep USSR influence in Southeastern Asia. • U.S. had to give up Taiwan though. • US China relations angered the USSR causing them to stall SALT. • China sidetracks from normalization during conflict with Cambodia.

  10. South Korea (JM) • A worthy target for Carter’s new human rights policies. Pulls out troops. • Carter wanted to garner support for SALT II more, deemphasized violation of human rights to gain Republican support in Congress. Led to the impossibility of protecting and fixing the people. Eventual military dictator.

  11. Overview (Ian) • Vietnam Syndrome • Reagan = furiously anticommunist • Change in policy • Heightened tensions with China and North Korea

  12. China and Korea (Ian) • Reagan didn’t like Chinese • Saw no benefit in Chinese allies • Increase in troops in South Korea • Strained relations

  13. China and Korea cont. (Ian) • Remilitarize Japan = freaked everyone out • Sino-Soviet relations start to look peachy • Out of fear, US makes greater effort in Sino-US relationships • Win-win with Sino-US relationship

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