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Consolidation and maintenance: Mao's foreign policy Notes
Mao’s alliance with Stalin in the early 1950s helped legitimise Communist rule in China and strengthen the CCP’s image as part of the global socialist movement.
Early Communist Alliances and International Legitimacy (1949–1957)
The 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship provided China with loans, weapons, and advisors, helping Mao rebuild the economy and consolidate power through Soviet alignment.
Soviet aid supported industrialisation, education, and nuclear development, helping Mao prove that Communism could modernise China.
The Bandung Conference (1955) allowed China to position itself as a leader of the non-aligned world and anti-colonial struggle. This improved its international image and strengthened Mao’s revolutionary credentials at home.
By presenting China as part of a broader global movement, Mao used foreign policy to justify domestic control and frame the CCP as leading an international anti-imperialist cause.
The Korean War and National Mobilisation (1950–1953)
Mao’s decision to enter the Korean War boosted domestic nationalism and was framed as a fight against American imperialism, helping to unify public opinion behind the CCP.
Propaganda slogans like “Resist America, Aid Korea” created national solidarity and were used to suppress dissent or criticism of the regime.
The war allowed the state to expand censorship, military presence, and surveillance, which strengthened Mao’s control over internal affairs.
Despite the high cost, the war gave Mao symbolic capital. He presented China as a strong new power willing to confront the West, which reinforced his legitimacy as a leader.
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