A Historv Of The GDR-PRC Relations,1949-1965

This paper is a study of the relationship between the German Democratic Republic and the People’s Republic of China in 1949-1965. It takes advantage of the documents from the PRC FMA, SAPMO-BArch, PA AA, as well as various types of archival documents which have been published, and attempts to describe the development of the relations between the GDR and PRC from 1949 to 1965, and analyzes the characteristics in the process of their history. Finally, the GDR-PRC relations will be seen as a case of the socialist state relations during the Cold War and further discussied the structure of the socialist states.The first chapter discusses the GDR-PRC relations from 1949 to 1955. Stalin himself for the post-war division of labor based on the idea of the international communist movement, the GDR would like to be the first to establish a partnership with the Red China on trade, while the Socialist Unity Party hopes that China would agree to their trade with West Germany through East Germany this requirement has been reflected in the 1951 GDR-PRC trade agreement, but because of the West’s embargo policy, GDR-PRC trade agreements and did not play its due role, but to the cause of democracy in Germany on trade with China export debts. The "East Berlin Uprising" broke out in 1953, in order to aid the GDR, China should they seek with East Germany signed a supplementary trade agreement, GDR stable domestic supply of agricultural products. The move is seen as a great help for the GDR, which greatly enhanced the friendship between the two countries, to the end of 1955 the two countries signed the "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between China and Germany", the cooperation between the two sides thus climbed to a new level.The second chapter discusses the 1956 to 1958 of the GDR-PRC relations, in this period, with the continuous strengthening of Sino-Soviet relations, GDR-PRC relations have entered a "honeymoon period". Ulbricht hand coincides with the spirit of the Eighth Party Congress, proposed to go in line with the democratic road to socialism with its own characteristics of the German slogan; on the other hand Mao Zedong "Hundred Flowers" the call had reservations, this slogan was unified social reformist party regarded as a model, thus affecting Ulbricht Socialist Unity Party’s position. But soon after the CCP began the anti-rightist movement, the basic idea of making Ulbricht feel and Germany came together again bipartisan. After entering 1958, the two countries have appeared on the domestic economic development needs "Great Leap Forward" demands, the East German leader is "adhere China." In foreign policy, the two are basically able to achieve consensus.The third chapter discusses from 1959 to 1960, the GDR-PRC relations, which is the period of the relations began to turn.1959 is the year of GDR-PRC relations is most closely, frequent bilateral high-level mutual visits between the two countries was signed in late 1960 to 1962, long-term trade agreements. But it is at the same time, each of the parties on foreign policy differences became more pronounced, which is reflected in early 1959, the two countries in dealing with the Federal Republic of Germany’s attitude disagreement occurred. As for the Sino-Indian border conflict in 1959, the GDR issue due to the diplomatic recognition has asked India does not want to engage in relations with India stiff, so from the beginning tendency to openly express China’s position into neutral, which naturally causes China’s dissatisfaction. When entering in 1960, along with the Sino-Soviet differences in public, ideological controversy broke out between East Germany and China.The fourth chapter discusses from 1961 to 1965, the GDR-PRC relations, which is bipartisan and Germany break from each other until the final debate, the development of bilateral relations standstill period. China launched the Great Leap Forward and the error due to the people’s commune movement, leading to the national economy on the brink of collapse, a direct impact on its foreign trade exports, resulting in outstanding loans on grain exports, so the leaders of China and Germany but also around the trade problems the face of the dispute. With the further intensification of the Soviet debate, the Socialist Unity Party held Sixth Party Confrence early 1963, becoming the anti-peak Soviet Union and Eastern Group. But at the same time, the German Democratic Republic in the country also hopes to achieve some degree of ease relations with China, the United Front for Democracy has meant that Germany take "discrimination" policy, the fundamental purpose is to differentiate the Soviet-German relations. So the development of bilateral relations between the two parties will also become hostile relations with and stalled.The final chapter of the conclusion of the analysis in an attempt to point out that while relations with China and the GDR from 1949 to 1965 in a number of specific characteristics, and also try to put some of its own views on the relationship between the structure of the socialist countries. This paper argues that the first Sino-Soviet relations is still affecting key elements of the relationship between China and the East Germany, an accurate grasp of the basic trend of development of Sino-Soviet relations, is a key to understanding the development of GDR-PRC relations. Secondly, the German question plays an important role in GDR-PRC relations, throughout the development of bilateral relations has always been. Finally, from the observation of the development of trade relations between China and Germany, the full can be drawn "Economic cooperation is essentially a socialist country is still political cooperation," the conclusion that economic and trade relations between China and Germany can accurately reflect the political relations between the two countries the ups and downs. Finally, as a case in bilateral relations, it will be taken to understand the structure of socialist countries.