Communism in Asia
Communist parties ideology had been present in East Asia since World War I, however it wasn’t until after the second world war that they became a prominent part of Cold War affairs. In Korea the country was split into two along the 38th parallel (geographical line of latitude), the North was placed by the Soviet Union under the power of the The People’s Republic of North Korea, run by communist leader Kim Il-Sung, whereas the United Nations supported Dr Syngman Rhee in South Korea.
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Translates into: On the Road to Building new Economic Zones
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Within Vietnam there were two competing governments, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (communist party of the North) and the Republic of Vietnam (originating in Saigon, the South). Each of the governments claimed to be the only choice government that would reunify the country. The North would be supported by the Soviet Union and the South by the United Nations and America in the coming Vietnam War.
In East Asia, the spread of communism was given a boost in 1949, when the Republic of China became the People’s Republic of China. This new regime was immediately recognised by all Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union. |