Why China Supports North Korea http://testu.be/1P5dVg7 Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Despite having a turbulent history, icy relations between Russia and China have thawed. So why do...
========== In August 2015, China and Russia conducted
joint military training exercises in a display of power and alliance. Just half a century
ago, the two nations were at odds and fearing nuclear war. But today, China and Russia work
together in groups like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. So, why do Russia
and China love each other? Well, in the early 20th century, Russia and
China were both in the middle of Communist revolutions. National leaders Joseph Stalin
and Mao Zedong even created similar cults of personality surrounding their leadership.
However, when Stalin died in 1953, his successor denounced his repressive regime and created
a rift between China and the USSR. In 1961, because of the USSR’s divergent ideology,
Mao’s regime called the ne...