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    From DRosa@teikyopost.edu@21:1/5 to Brian Ghilliotti on Thu Jan 4 07:08:45 2018
    On Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 9:35:06 AM UTC-5, Brian Ghilliotti wrote:
    Did the Soviet Union ever consider approaching Taiwan in offering to help subvert the Communist regime in Beijing during the Sino-Soviet conflict?

    Reviewing the history of the Kuomintang of China, which formed the KMT / Nationalist Party of China that eventually ruled Taiwan, I discovered that it was heavily influenced by Soviet influence.

    Please see:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang#Ideology_in_mainland_China_(1920s–1950s)

    [snip]

    Years ago, I read that Stalin had proposed the division of mainland
    China between the Kuomintang and the communists. This division, which
    would have bolstered Soviet influence, was rejected by the communists.

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