How China "Became" Communist

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Published3 months ago
Duration1:23
Video IDLsp06AEqpFQ
Languageen
CategoryNews & Politics
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Video TypeYouTube Short

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Views9.4K
Likes370
Comments10
Engagement Rate4.03%
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Hoover Senior Fellow Frank Dikötter argues that China did not "become" communist through internal revolution alone. The decisive shift, he contends, came in 1945 when the Soviet invasion of Manchuria altered the balance of power and enabled Mao's forces to consolidate control. Watch the latest episode of GoodFellows here: https://www.hoover.org/research/red-dawns-and-skiing-stolen-land-frank-dikotter #FrankDikotter #GoodFellows #HooverInstitution #ChineseCommunistParty #CCP #ChinaHistory #ModernChina #MaoZedong #Manchuria #SovietUnion #ColdWarHistory #WorldWarII #Geopolitics #InternationalHistory #Authoritarianism #Communism #AsianStudies #PoliticalHistory #GrandStrategy #PowerPolitics #XiJinping #USChinaRelations #TaiwanStrait #StrategicHistory #MilitaryHistory #HistoricalAnalysis #PublicPolicy #ThinkTank #HistoryMatters #GlobalAffairs #ForeignPolicy #EconomicHistory #EastAsia #ChinaPolitics

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