Booklet 4 - 1969 Military Confrontation

Question 1

from 1964-9, how many incidents were there along the SS border?

Answer 1

4189

Question 2

what date did fighting break out

Answer 2

march 1969

Question 3

where did fighting break out

Answer 3

Zhenbao island in the ussuri river (along the SS border)

Question 4

the Chinese ambush killed how many Russians?

Answer 4

60

Question 5

how did the USSR react to the Chinese ambush?

Answer 5

launched a large-scale nuclear attack killing 800 Chinese (including civilians)

Question 6

who met up to negotiate?

Answer 6

C - Premier Zhou Enlai
USSR - Prime Minister Kosygin

Question 7

what happened at the Zhou/Kosygin meeting

Answer 7

an agreement was reached and fighting stopped. Still tension, but ambassadors restored in 1970 and trade expanded.

Question 8

general summary of the year 1969

Answer 8

culmination of the hostile period

Question 9

how did the tensions in 1969 impact China’s wider diplomatic relations?

Answer 9

facilitated diplomacy with the USA as they held a shared desire to limit Soviet influence.