The day Stalin died: American plans for exploiting the Soviet succession crisis of 1953 |
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| Authors: | John J. Yurechko |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Proessor in Political Science , University of Nevada , Reno;2. Instructor at the University of Nevada , Reno |
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| Abstract: | One of the effects of Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms is the steady erosion of the ideological integrity of Marxism‐Leninism‐Maoism. To compensate for that erosion, the Chinese Communist Party has turned to patriotic nationalism for a new source of legitimacy. China's new nationalism transcends mere rhetoric but is manifested in the behavior of its armed forces ‐ which makes an understanding of the nationalist ideology of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) important. As revealed in PLA and related military publications, that ideology is a potentially problematic mix of wounded pride, historical resentment, and irredentism. |
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