Both China and the Soviet Union aided and reinforced Vietnam during the Vietnam War; however they each helped Vietnam differently and had a dissimilar advice and counsel to
Vietnam. With both China and Soviet Union, Ho Chi Minh never accepted direction from either of them, as he did with the French and the Japanese, but he does in fact receive openly their help and support for the war. Ho remains independent concerning the decisions made in North Vietnam, he is not dependent on the Soviet Union or China, as South Vietnam is dependent from the United States.
Initially in the 1950s, the Soviet Union had a very small involvement in the Vietnam War, it basically remained neutral. In the 1950s, China and the Soviet Union were unified in …show more content…
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1960s, China starts to become more involved and hostile in Vietnam. China begins to counsel Ho in preparing a socialist regime above the seventeenth parallel. China also advised Ho to begin developing and preparing for opportunities. Through 1960-1961, China gets ahead of the Soviet Union; however the Soviet Union becomes more involved later in the war. Ho takes much more advantage of the Soviet Union than of China. Ho begins to have a more open contact with China and the Soviet Union. In 1964, Mao Zedong feared that the ‘Korean War’ would happen again in Vietnam; he did not want more of the United States’ involvement and commitment to Vietnam for security and ideological reasons. What the Soviet Union and China did have in common was that they both wanted the United States to look bad globally. China provided aid to train pilots, and to send jets to Hanoi. Mao counsels Ho to persist a guerilla war with the United States, since Mao did not highly consider the Americans as a huge threat regarding interrupting the insurgency in South Vietnam. Yet, the United States did consider China as a serious hazard to the …show more content…
At this time, China and the Soviet Union did not get along, in 1949 they did have a good relationship, but it eventually disintegrated. Russia ends up with the short end of the stick regarding Vietnam, since China and Russia were fighting to get the most from Vietnam. Ho knew how to take benefit from this situation and took help from both countries. Russia helped considerably, but it did not get much influence in
Vietnam. The relationship of Vietnam and the Soviet Union was an actual take and not much give, since Ho did not do much for the Soviet Union in return. China began to state to the Vietnamese to not take help from the Soviet Union, China did not like their relationship and was attempting to interfere, since they feared the Vietnamese were becoming too close to the Soviet Union. Vietnam required support from every country that could aid them and in 1968 the
Vietnamese start to dislike China’s persistence to them in not becoming involved with the Soviet
Union. Vietnam began to separate itself from China. Russians views in the war were of the opposite strategy of the Chinese. Russia wanted Ho to begin negotiations soon and Ho chose Soviet Union’s advice. In 1968, the negotiations began to occur in
Vietnam. With both China and Soviet Union, Ho Chi Minh never accepted direction from either of them, as he did with the French and the Japanese, but he does in fact receive openly their help and support for the war. Ho remains independent concerning the decisions made in North Vietnam, he is not dependent on the Soviet Union or China, as South Vietnam is dependent from the United States.
Initially in the 1950s, the Soviet Union had a very small involvement in the Vietnam War, it basically remained neutral. In the 1950s, China and the Soviet Union were unified in …show more content…
In the
1960s, China starts to become more involved and hostile in Vietnam. China begins to counsel Ho in preparing a socialist regime above the seventeenth parallel. China also advised Ho to begin developing and preparing for opportunities. Through 1960-1961, China gets ahead of the Soviet Union; however the Soviet Union becomes more involved later in the war. Ho takes much more advantage of the Soviet Union than of China. Ho begins to have a more open contact with China and the Soviet Union. In 1964, Mao Zedong feared that the ‘Korean War’ would happen again in Vietnam; he did not want more of the United States’ involvement and commitment to Vietnam for security and ideological reasons. What the Soviet Union and China did have in common was that they both wanted the United States to look bad globally. China provided aid to train pilots, and to send jets to Hanoi. Mao counsels Ho to persist a guerilla war with the United States, since Mao did not highly consider the Americans as a huge threat regarding interrupting the insurgency in South Vietnam. Yet, the United States did consider China as a serious hazard to the …show more content…
At this time, China and the Soviet Union did not get along, in 1949 they did have a good relationship, but it eventually disintegrated. Russia ends up with the short end of the stick regarding Vietnam, since China and Russia were fighting to get the most from Vietnam. Ho knew how to take benefit from this situation and took help from both countries. Russia helped considerably, but it did not get much influence in
Vietnam. The relationship of Vietnam and the Soviet Union was an actual take and not much give, since Ho did not do much for the Soviet Union in return. China began to state to the Vietnamese to not take help from the Soviet Union, China did not like their relationship and was attempting to interfere, since they feared the Vietnamese were becoming too close to the Soviet Union. Vietnam required support from every country that could aid them and in 1968 the
Vietnamese start to dislike China’s persistence to them in not becoming involved with the Soviet
Union. Vietnam began to separate itself from China. Russians views in the war were of the opposite strategy of the Chinese. Russia wanted Ho to begin negotiations soon and Ho chose Soviet Union’s advice. In 1968, the negotiations began to occur in