Accession Number:

AD0711324

Title:

THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER DISPUTE: BACKGROUND, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE MARCH 1969 CLASHES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Robinson,Thomas W.

Report Date:

1970-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

85.0

Abstract:

The report analyzes the role of the border conflict in overall Sino-Soviet relations. In particular, this study details the two military clashes at Damansky Island in March 1969, examines plausible reasons for their occurrence, and sets them in the context of Soviet and Chinese foreign policy and domestic politics. Author

Descriptors:

• (*USSR
• *FOREIGN POLICY)
• (*CHINA
• FOREIGN POLICY)
• LIMITED WAR
• MILITARY STRATEGY
• COMMUNISM
• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE