Sino-Soviet Split and Border Tensions (1956–1969)

1. Khrushchev’s secret speech accelerates ideological rift

   Feb 25, 1956Labels: Nikita Khrushchev, CPSU 20th

   • Britannica
   • Guardian Archive

2. Moscow meeting adopts 12-party socialist declaration

   Nov 14, 1957Labels: Moscow meeting, Communist parties

   • Marxists org
   • Wikipedia

3. Second Taiwan Strait Crisis strains Soviet support

   Aug 23, 1958Labels: Second Taiwan, Kinmen Matsu

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

4. USSR cancels nuclear-sharing assistance to China

   Jun 1, 1959Labels: USSR, Nuclear sharing

   • State Dept FRUS
   • Britannica

5. Khrushchev’s Beijing visit highlights deepening discord

   Oct 2, 1959Labels: Khrushchev Beijing, PRC 10th

   • Wikipedia

6. USSR withdraws specialists from China

   Jul 16, 1960Labels: Soviet specialists, Technical cooperation

   • Britannica

7. Moscow meeting issues “Statement of 81 Parties”

   Dec 5, 1960Labels: Statement of, Moscow meeting

   • Marxists org
   • Wikipedia

8. People’s Daily raises “unequal treaties” border issue

   Mar 8, 1963Labels: People's Daily, Unequal treaties

   • CIA Reading Room

9. CPC issues “Proposal” on international communist line

   Jun 14, 1963Labels: CPC Proposal, International communist

   • Marxists org

10. Quiet working-level Sino-Soviet border talks begin

    Feb 1, 1964Labels: Border talks, Beijing

    • CIA Reading Room

11. Zhenbao/Damansky Island clash erupts on Ussuri River

    Mar 2, 1969Labels: Zhenbao Damansky, Ussuri River

    • TIME Archive

12. Tielieketi incident expands fighting to Xinjiang sector

    Aug 13, 1969Labels: Tielieketi, Xinjiang sector

    • PRC MFA

13. Zhou Enlai and Kosygin meet at Beijing Airport

    Sep 11, 1969Labels: Zhou Enlai, Aleksei Kosygin

    • PRC MFA
    • State Dept FRUS