Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier

by S. C. M. Paine

Release Date: May, 1996

Edition: Hardcover

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This is the best book available on Russo-Chinese relations.

Dr. Paine spent several years in Russia, China, Taiwan, and Japan unearthing new documents on Russo-Chinese relations. These documents reveal that Russo-Chinese relations were not friendly, in contradiction to Russian and Chinese statements claiming that they were, and the two empires clashed constantly, especially along their lengthy borders. Outer Mongolia represents only the most recent border dispute, and Paine shows how the Soviet leaders handled this incident in a fashion that would have made their Tsarist predecessors proud. A thoroughly excellent and ground-breaking work and a must-read for any serious student of Asian history or International Relations.