Please click the "Follow" button so that we can continue to push relevant articles for you, and make it easy for you to discuss and share. Your support is the driving force behind our creations. In 1965, with Leonid Brezhnev's ascension to power, China-DPRK friendship faced unprecedented challenges, and the crisis of confidence put the relationship between the two countries in jeopardy, and even turned into hostile confrontation. In the face of this situation, how will our party defuse the crisis with clever hands?Looking back at the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sino-Soviet relations warmed up rapidly, and the two countries cooperated closely in the fields of science and technology, economy, and so on.
However, when great power chauvinism friss, Sino-Soviet friendship inevitably took a hit and eventually broke down. Especially after Brezhnev came to power, Sino-Soviet relations fell into unprecedented disputes. In order to firmly embark on the path of independence, Japan has had to face layers of diplomatic siege, and even North Korea has gradually distanced itself from China. Allegedly, in 1965, Kim Il Sung entrusted his ambassador with informing the Soviet Union: "We are very concerned about the economic assistance of the USSR and hope that Brezhnev will receive me." Despite China's resolute attitude, North Korea inevitably turned to the Soviet Union and subsequently accused China of "undermining the socialist camp."
Of course, the DPRK has benefited greatly from the "Soviet-North Korean friendship", including technical cooperation, expert assistance, and loans. However, the price of these benefits was that North Korea had to speak for the Soviet Union, so much so that when the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia, North Korea chose to remain silent and even covertly supported it. At the same time, hospitals and other facilities built by China to support North Korea have been suspended, and there have been few reports of "North Korea" and "Kim Il Sung" in China. In addition to official acts, non-governmental activities are also surging, and there is even a "broadcast horn war" on the border between China and North Korea.
In 1968, near the Yalu River hydropower station, which was jointly built by China and North Korea, workers and students of the two countries reportedly promoted revolutionary ideas and shouted revolutionary slogans to each other through radio in their spare time. There were also rumors that there had been a "border conflict" between China and North Korea, which later proved to be Kim Il Sung's oversensitivity. On the whole, the relations between China and the DPRK have gradually become cold and antagonistic, but they have always been within a controllable range, and in fact, no one is willing to make a big deal out of the situation and openly break up the relations between China and the DPRK. Despite their differences, both China and North Korea face a common enemy – US imperialism.
In 1967, ** and *** addressed the DPRK through its delegates: "We have always supported the DPRK in its struggle against imperialism, and our policy towards the DPRK has never changed. Fortunately, Kim Il Sung made a similar statement. "North Korea's China policy has never changed and will not change in the futureI very much value the deep friendship that I have built with *** and *** in the common struggle;China and North Korea have differences, but we can solve them;If North Korea suffers a war, China will also help North Korea ...... as it has done in the past”
Interestingly, Kim Il Sung's speech came true, and in 1969, the Korean People's Army shot down an American reconnaissance plane, resulting in the death of 31 Americans. Soon, the U.S. Navy launched a tough posture in the western Pacific, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula was full of dangers. However, the Soviet Union at that time was held back and had no time to take care of it, and North Korea could not cope with it on its own. At this time, the leaders of both China and North Korea realized that this was an important opportunity, and that it was a rare opportunity for the two sides to rebuild old friendships.
In the autumn of 1969, Choe Yong-jian led a North Korean delegation to visit China, and promptly proposed: "China and the DPRK should strengthen relations, and our two countries should be closely united!""It also marks the beginning of a halt to the decline and rebound in relations between China and North Korea, which both countries are trying to restore. In April 1970, ** visited the DPRK in anticipation of the peoples of the two countries, and the two socialist countries once again met frankly and united. In October, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung paid a secret visit to China and was cordially received by North Korean leaders.
There is a proverb that says: "If the bell does not ring, it will not ring, and the words will not be unclear." With the joint efforts of the high-level leaders of the two countries, Sino-DPRK relations have finally extricated themselves from the crisis. Since then, China's diplomatic landscape has undergone "great changes", and China has truly gotten rid of its "diplomatic dilemma". After the "Zhenbao Island" incident, the contradictions between China and the Soviet Union have become irreconcilable, and after the discussion of the leaders of the United States, they proposed: "Strategically, we must actively use the contradictions between the United States and the Soviet Union to expand Sino-US relations." ”。However, in order to achieve the improvement of Sino-US relations, it is necessary to avoid involving North Korea.
The confrontation between the United States and North Korea is bound to affect Sino-North Korean relations, turning brothers who once had back-to-back turns against each other, which no one wants to see. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the DPRK became more strategically inclined towards China, and the friendship between China and the DPRK has developed by leaps and bounds. Looking back at history, the road of friendship between the two countries has not been smooth, and contradictions have always arisen along with it. Despite the many changes in the strategic position of the two countries, the relationship between them remains indestructible, and the friendship between the two peoples will endure. Looking forward to the future, it is full of hope and beauty. At this moment, China and the DPRK need to go hand in hand.