China's Foreign Policy Part 4, 1975-1989: Reaping the Whirlwind

<p>Today's episode is the fourth in a multi-part series&nbsp;that takes an in-depth look at the history of China's foreign policy. At&nbsp;a time when U.S. imperialism seemed to be in complete and utter decline &nbsp;following its defeat in Southeast Asia, and with revolution spreading&nbsp;from Africa to Iran to Nicaragua, the United States enters into a&nbsp;de-facto alliance with China and facilitates the integration of China &nbsp;into the world economy. Brian and Prof. Kenneth Hammond also discuss&nbsp;China's invasion of Vietnam in 1979, Gorbachev taking power in the &nbsp;Soviet Union and introducing far reaching reforms, the arms race&nbsp;initiated by the U.S. that brings the world to the brink of nuclear war,&nbsp;the counter-revolutionary wave that sweeps the governments of Eastern&nbsp;Europe, and how China was confronted with the prospect of a &nbsp;counter-revolution in a 7-week long standoff in Tiananmen Square that&nbsp;ends with the suppression of that movement.</p> <p>Brian is joined by&nbsp;Kenneth Hammond, a Professor of East Asian and Global History at New&nbsp;Mexico State University and an activist with the organization Pivot to &nbsp;Peace.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=4cae85-1-1625722054061" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>.&nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more&nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>