23h 3min, jun 1, 1960 y - Soviet Sino split begins

Description:

In 1959, Khrushchev held a summit meeting with US President Dwight Eisenhower. The Soviets were alarmed by developments within China and sought earlier commitment to help China develop nuclear weapons and support Mao in his border dispute with India. Mao was offended by these actions. He felt Khrushchev was accommodating to Western demands. However, the Soviet leadership were well aware that the Americans could match their nuclear power and so sought to engage them in dialogue and negotiations that would avoid the outbreak of war and were determined not to give Mao nuclear weapons. By June 1960 the spilt between Russia and China became public when Khrushchev and Mao ) openly clashed.