Conflict to Co-existence | Communist China and the Soviet Union in the Late Cold War (1989)

In May 1989, the Sino-Soviet Summit was held in Beijing over a four-day conference. When attending, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to visit China in thirty years. The 1950s saw the relations between Russia and China fall apart during to the Cold War, due to differing opinions and practices of Communism in their respective countries and China publicly rejecting the Soviet Union's policy of peaceful co-existence with the Capitalist Western Bloc. The 1980s saw a breakthroughs in Sino-Soviet relations, with both countries opening consulates in each other's cities in 1986, one in Shanghai and the other in Leningrad. The original plan to receive the Soviet delegation in a grand ceremony was changed due to impact of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Allegedly, Gorbachev avoided passing judgement on the student protests in hopes that the Chinese government and protesters would resolve their issues amongst themselves. #sovietunion #china #communism #itnarchive #politicalhistory To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/... _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @frontlinebyitn   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955