China's Changing Political Geography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4490941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norton Ginsburg (corresponding author), Norton S Ginsburg |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102 |
| Publication date | 1952-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/211255 |
| OpenAlex | W2318723202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
SINCE the accession of the Communists to power in I949, the political scene in China has been undergoing a series of changes that are altering the fundamental patterns traditionally identified with that country. Most of these changes are reflected on the changing maps of China; others are less directly evident, but no less significant. Reorganization has been taking place not only at the highest levels of administration but also at the basic levels of village and hsien. Internationally, the most apparent reorientation has resulted from the alliance between China and the Soviet Union, traditionally hostile except when common interests have forced them to cooperate against the expansionist efforts of prewar Japan. By virtue of this shift, more than half of the peoples inhabiting Eurasia have been brought together as ideological and physical allies. The alliance has, however, been correctly described as an uneasy one, since the long-standing interest of Russia in warm-water ports on the Pacific and in the resources of Central Asia not only has continued but, if anything, has been accentuated since the close of the war. At the same time the Soviet Union is the legatee of a historical distrust of Russia on the part of the Chinese, which may in time be eliminated through the efforts of the government-controlled press, but which must still be taken into consideration in assessing the permanency of Sino-Russian cooperation. For the time being, these points of friction have been swamped beneath hostility for a common enemy, the Western Powers, and especially the United States. Japan is regarded as a pawn in American hands, which may in the future be liberated. Korea, instead of being an outpost of Japani's aggressive continental aspirations, is a springboard against American interests in the Pacific, including Japan. At the same time, the government in Peking is faced with accepting as close allies, not only the Russians, but also the Koreans, with whom relations have long been far from friendly on cultural and economic grounds, as is evidenced by the competition be
Archaeology · China · Economic geography · Geography · Human geography · Political geography · Political science · Politics · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2021 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |