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Sino-Soviet Relations

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Stepanov-Mamaladze, T. G.

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Deng Xiaoping, 1979.

Deng, Xiaoping

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Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

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Qian, Qichen

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Cambodian-Vietnamese War, 1977-1991

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Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich

1928- 2014

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Southeast Asia

Cambodia

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2012.

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Vietnam

Photograph of Ziyang Zhao in 1985.

Zhao, Ziyang

1919- 2005

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China

Shanghai

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East Asia

Mongolia

Photograph of Gorbachev-Bush summit at Malta, 1989

End of the Cold War

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May 18, 1989	Notepad of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 18 May 1989 Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze notebook from May 18 of visit to China. Describes a dinner in Shanghai.
May 17, 1989	Notepad of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 17 May 1989 Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze notebook, covering May 17 of USSR trip to China to normalize relations. Notes a speech by Gorbachev at China's National People's Congress, before moving to the call to cancel a planned press conference because there are "200 thousand [students] around us...This is a revolution." Some press conference is then held, and Gorbachev's comments are summarized. The notes conclude with Gorbachev's comments on the student protesters.
May 16, 1989	Notepad of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 16 May 1989 Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze notes on discussions between Gorbachev and Li Peng, covering a wide range of foreign policy issues for the two countries. Li Peng discusses China's relations with the US, Japan, India, and the DPRK. Both sides discuss the demilitarization of the Sino-Soviet border. Concludes with a note on the hunger strike in Tiananmen Square.
February 11, 1989	Information of I.A. Rogachev about the Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in the PRC
February 4, 1989	Diary of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 4 February 1989
February 3, 1989	Diary of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 3 February 1989
February 2, 1989	Diary of Teimuraz Stepanov-Mamaladze, 2 February 1989
August 22, 1989	Note by Vladimir Lukin regarding Soviet-Chinese Relations Vladimir Lukin speculates on the future of China and Sino-Soviet relations in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Incident.
July 15, 1989	Excerpts from the Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and Rajiv Gandhi Gorbachev and Gandhi discuss the Tiananmen Square Incident in China and the ongoing turmoil within the Chinese Communist Party, including the fate of Zhao Ziyang.
May 16, 1989	Excerpts from Conversation between Mikhail Gorbachev and Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang and Gorbachev discuss political and economic changes ongoing in China.