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Today, the People’s Republic of China is North Korea’s only ally on the world stage, a tightly knit relationship that goes back decades. Both countries portray their partnership as one of “brotherly affection” based on shared political ideals—an alliance “as tight as lips to teeth”—even though relations have deteriorated in recent years due to China’s ascendance and North Korea’s intransigence.In A Misunderstood Friendship, leading diplomatic historians Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia draw on previously untapped primary source materials revealing tensions and rivalries to offer a unique account of the China–North Korea relationship. They unravel the twists and turns in high-level diplomacy between China and North Korea from the late 1940s to the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Through unprecedented access to Chinese government documents, Soviet and Eastern European archives, and in-depth interviews with former Chinese diplomats and North Korean defectors, Shen and Xia reveal that the tensions that currently plague the alliance between the two countries have been present from the very beginning of the relationship. They significantly revise existing narratives of the Korean War, China’s postwar aid to North Korea, Kim Il-sung’s ideological and strategic thinking, North Korea’s relations with the Soviet Union, and the importance of the Sino-U.S. rapprochement, among other issues. A Misunderstood Friendship adds new depth to our understanding of one of the most secretive and significant relationships of the Cold War, with increasing relevance to international affairs today.

Kim, Il-sŏng, --- Mao, Zedong, --- China --- Foreign relations

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Communism --- History --- Kim, Il-sŏng, --- Korea (North) --- Soviet Union --- Foreign relations --- Politics and government.

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Heads of state --- Biography. --- Kim, Il-sŏng, --- Korea (North) --- Corée du Nord --- Politics and government. --- Politique et gouvernement

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Kim, Il-song, --- Korea (North) --- Corée du Nord --- Politics and government. --- Politique et gouvernement --- Corée du Nord --- Kim, Il-sŏng,

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For over five decades, North Korea has outlived many forecasts of collapse despite defects in its system. Origins of North Korea's Juche: Colonialism, War, and Development, edited by Jae-Jung Suh, argues that it has survived because of Juche, a unique political institution built on the simple notion of self-determination, whose meanings and limits have been shaped by Koreans' experiences with colonialism, war, and

Political culture --- Self-determination, National --- Socialism --- Postcolonialism --- Economic development --- Kim, Il-sŏng, --- Political and social views. --- Korea (North) --- Politics and government. --- Foreign relations. --- Colonial influence. --- History, Military. --- Kim, Il-song,