Mending Fences by Elizabeth Wishnick - 9780295981284

Mending FencesThe Evolution of Moscow's China Policy from Brezhnev to Yeltsin\nAuthor(s): Elizabeth Wishnick\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295981284, 978-0295981284\nSynopsis\nMending Fences illuminates the forces driving Moscows China policy, from the Ussuri River clashes in 1969 to the \""strategic partnership\"" of the 1990s. Elizabeth Wishnick analyzes the efforts of Soviet leaders simultaneously to maintain their supremacy in the international communist movement, defend their borders from a perceived Chinese threat, and ensure the compliance of regional authorities in enforcing China policy.