Russia's Largest Satellite

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China is credited with having “gat on her feet.” But the metaphors must be mixed—like the feelings of the Chinese themselves. China also leans on Russia, and is “riding a tiger” (or the modern equivalent, a tank or a rocket). In 1949, Chinese Communism was apparently the only decisive component in the “China Problem”; not now. The decade saw swift and brutal intensification of Communist purposes, internally on the mainland and externally in outward thrusts, leading to great stresses, much loss of the initial support and toleration enjoyed by the régime, and increasing opposition.