China's Relations With Yugoslavia, The Soviet Union Factors

During 30 years from 1949 to 1978, the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China was influenced by the Soviet Union greatly. The typical example is the relations between China and Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia is one of the countries that recognized the new China earliest. However, Yugoslavia and China did not establish diplomatic relations until January 2, 1955, and the development of relations was very tortuous. The evolvement of relations between Yugoslavia and China include four periods. The first period was from 1949 to 1955, the two countries didn't establish any diplomatic relations. The second period was from 1955 to 1958, the two countries established diplomatic relations and communicated in all-round areas. The third period was from 1958 to 1968, the relations got bad again. The last period was from 1968 to 1978, the relations returned to normal.