China–Yugoslavia relations

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China–Yugoslavia relations
Map indicating locations of China and Yugoslavia

China

Yugoslavia

China–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between

former Yugoslav republics have memoranda of understanding with China on Belt and Road Initiative.[4]

History

Republic of China–Yugoslavia relations

China

Yugoslavia
SFR Yugoslavia
, 1978.

In the short and immediate period after the 1948

Marxism-Leninism" against Soviet "revisionism."[5] In the fall of 1949, the new People's Republic of China rejected Belgrade's offer to establish diplomatic relations and adopted the Cominform's anti-Yugoslav position.[5] The Chinese position changed in 1955 after Stalin's death when Mao Zedong welcomed the Yugoslavian Communist Union Delegation and self-critically apologized for poor relations in the past, silence and for "times when we let you down".[6]

When the Soviet Union and many other European communist countries withdrew their advisors from China in 1960, advisors from Yugoslavia were among those that remained.[7]: 243 

Following the

People's Republic of Albania to moderate its criticisms of Yugoslavia, and to suggest the creation of a Balkan zone (together with Socialist Republic of Romania) to challenge Soviet influence in the region.[8]

Chinese Prime Minister Hua Guofeng to Yugoslavia in 1978.[9]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Wars judges Li Haopei, Wang Tieya and Liu Daqun from China served at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[10][11]

China–Yugoslavia relations

China

Yugoslavia

The PRC supported the

set a dangerous precedent that PRC officials believed could in the future afflict the PRC, should riots occur in Tibet or Xinjiang and then result in bombings.[13] PRC opposition to the NATO actions intensified after the bombing of the PR Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the war.[12]

See also

References

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  2. ^ ""Hua Kuo-feng critica en Belgrado el hegemonismo de la URSS"". El País. 22 August 1978. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ Jie Li (7 December 2018). "Soviet Foreign Policy in the Early 1980s: A View from Chinese Sovietology". E-International Relations. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jacob Mardell (18 February 2021). "China's Economic Footprint in the Western Balkans". Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ . Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Mao & Yugoslavian Communist Union Delegation". Selected Diplomatic Papers of Mao Zedong (History and Public Policy Program). 1956. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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  8. ^ Etienne Manac (10 October 1969). "China and the European Socialist Countries". Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France (History and Public Policy Program). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. ^ Jens Bastian (22 February 2018). "China Reconnects with The Balkans". Reconnecting Asia. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The Judges". International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Former Judges". International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ a b Warren I. Cohen. America's response to China: a history of Sino-American relations. 5th edition. New York, New York, USA; West Sussex, England, UK: Columbia University Press, 2010. p. 261.
  13. ^ a b Suisheng Zhao. Chinese Foreign Policy: Pragmatism and Strategic Behavior. New York, New York, USA: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2004. p. 60.