Zhihua Shen

The Sino-Soviet Alliance, the Korean War, and the Predicament of the CCP’s Attack Plans for Taiwan, 1949–50

Abstract Drawing on archival materials from the Republic of China (Taiwan), the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the United States, and the former Soviet Union, this article discusses why the PRC’s 1949–50 strike plans for Taiwan went unfulfilled. What prevented the Chinese Comm...