Mao's Hidden War: The Sino-Soviet Split

While earlier episodes covered Mao’s domestic policies and the Korean War, this episode uncovers the diplomatic rupture that reshaped the Cold War. We explore how ideological differences with Nikita Khrushchev turned allies into adversaries. Lucas walks through the timeline from the 1956 Secret Speech to the 1960 withdrawal of Soviet experts in Xinjiang. Luna asks about the personal toll on Chinese engineers and the strategic shift toward China’s nuclear independence. This is a story of pride, paranoia, and the birth of a new geopolitical alignment that eventually opened doors to the West. #SinoSovietSplit #MaoZedong #NikitaKhrushchev #ColdWarHistory #ChineseCommunistParty #XinjiangUyghurAutonomousRegion #Project596 #USSR #PeopleRepublicOfChina #IdeologicalConflict #Beijing #Moscow #CPCCongress #SecretSpeech #SovietExperts #DengXiaoping #LiuShaoqi #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo