Development of the Chinese leaderships viewson the nuclear threat in 1950s

Abstract

The article examines the development of
the Chinese leaderships views as regards the geopolitical
position of the country during the first three decades
after the foundation of the Peoples Republic of China
(PRC). The governments assessment of the possibilities
of world war eruption shifted from a gloomy view
that it is inevitable to the ultimate conclusion that the
modern world is moving from confrontation to a dialogue
and detente, while bloc politics and attempts to ensure
national security by military means alone face no prospects.
These conclusions produced a strategic shift in
the military doctrine.