They did give R-2 rockets to China ....which was converted into missile as well as rockets .
Remember China tested first rocket in 1960 itself ....You are not correct Soviets had made giant strides in 1960 s in space they had mansy firsts in Space .....
I do not deny Chinese indigenous efforts continued even after Soviet co-operation
But Back then in 1960s china was poor ,starving, third world country...had no wherewithal to test rockets so fact just within 10 years ....
First Chinese rocket tested was actually Soviet made ....there is enough proof for that ...
They did give R-2 rockets to China ....which was converted into missile as well as rockets .
Remember China tested first rocket in 1960 itself ....You are not correct Soviets had made giant strides in 1960 s in space they had mansy firsts in Space .....
I do not deny Chinese indigenous efforts continued even after Soviet co-operation
But Back then in 1960s china was poor ,starving, third world country...had no wherewithal to test rockets so fact just within 10 years ....
First Chinese rocket tested in 1960 was actually Soviet made ....there is enough proof for that ...
Remember China tested first rocket in 1960 itself ....You are not correct Soviets had made giant strides in 1960 s in space they had mansy firsts in Space .....
I do not deny Chinese indigenous efforts continued even after Soviet co-operation
But Back then in 1960s china was poor ,starving, third world country...had no wherewithal to test rockets so fact just within 10 years ....
First Chinese rocket tested was actually Soviet made ....there is enough proof for that ...
It is without doubt that Soviet did help China.
I think because the Soviet is under a lot of pressure from the western side in Europe with the Berlin blockade/airlift and all, that they want to open the eastern front to take off the pressure. Hence the Korean War.
In returns for China involvement in the Korean War, Soviet is helping to build up China to put pressure on US in the eastern pacific front. No doubt this would help relieve pressure in the European front and buy Soviet precious time.
China get uranium extraction and enrichment technology and also the R2 rocket which is just an improved German's V2 rocket from WWII era. China also get a lot of other help that is essential for China to start to build on her own indigenous industries.
Obviously China would not have build their own nuclear bomb without the uranium technologies that Soviet gave. Uranium as we all know is the essential material for nuclear bomb. But the atomic bomb prototype that was promised was repeated delay and was never delivered to China. China build the atomic bomb and later the thermonuclear/hydrogen bomb entirely by her own effort. And I think anyone in the world would agree those are no mean feats.
And in comparison I would say Soviet help in rocket/missile technology is less. Because in late 50s the technology is fairly new in the world. Soviet only has the Sputnik in 1957, I doubt they would give China much at the short period before the Soviet/China split.
And for the people that doubt Mao contribution to China, I think they should watch this documentary - 大国崛起
They did give R-2 rockets to China ....which was converted into missile as well as rockets .
Remember China tested first rocket in 1960 itself ....You are not correct Soviets had made giant strides in 1960 s in space they had mansy firsts in Space .....
I do not deny Chinese indigenous efforts continued even after Soviet co-operation
But Back then in 1960s china was poor ,starving, third world country...had no wherewithal to test rockets so fact just within 10 years ....
First Chinese rocket tested in 1960 was actually Soviet made ....there is enough proof for that ...