Exclusive | What lesson does Stalin’s Cold War ‘mistake’ have for Russia, China and the US today? A Chinese historian weighs in
However, Kim Il-sung was the leader of North Korea but his authority was given by [Joseph] Stalin, so generally North Korea still followed the Soviet Union. After China-Soviet relations soured, Mao took a very important step, which was to withdraw all the People’s Volunteer Army forces stationed in North Korea. This meant that China would … Read more