ABSTRACT
Fragmentation of the communist movement at large was documented that it became necessary to come to some conclusions about the meaning of the rift. A major concern of the analysts was whether the Sino-Soviet rift was caused by ideological or political factors. Another common view was that the Sino-Soviet rift could be of no profit to the United States. Both the Russians and the Chinese, it was argued, were Communists, and any dispute they might be seized of on matters of ideology or internal or external policy was taking place within the communist framework. The Comintern experience in China is an illustration of the dilemmas of communist strategy in the underdeveloped areas. Both the Chinese and the Soviet Communists support national revolutionary movements, but they invest them with different priorities and significance. The strategies in the underdeveloped areas serve Chinese and Soviet state interests respectively. American policy showed some tendencies toward accommodation. Obviously the Sino-Soviet rift played into American hands.
