The Soviet Union And New China's First Five-Year Plan

The relationship between China and the Soviet Union has been complex. Under the international background of the cold war, the world was divided into two camps that are the socialist and the capitalist. China, as a newly established power, stood on the socialist side, considering the need of its development. This choice affected the development of Chinese political, economic and cultural. Totally speaking, China and the Soviet Union were cooperating friendly with each other in1950s, and the First Five-Year Plan was the testimony of their relationship. The Soviet Union involved in all the progress of China's First Five-Year Plan from its development to implementation. During this progress, the Soviet Union gave China lots of help, which contributed to the recovery of Chinese economy, and also made China standing firmly on international political stage. However, while great achievements had been made by China, a large number of problems were also produced inevitably. One of the biggest troubles was that the result by coping the Soviet Union's economic and social development model. At the same time, it also had a negative influence on the relationship between china and Soviet Union.This thesis is composed of four parts which contains introduction, straight matter, conclusion and reference. Among these, the straight matter is divided into three parts which respectively illustrated The First Five-Year Plan's development,implement and influence in detail. The first part explained the development of the economy is pressing for the new established Chinese power by establishing The First Five-Year Plan under the background of the development of the international situation and the domestic economic recovery. Than, The First Five-Year Plan is come on formally with the Soviet Union's help. The second part elaborated Soviet Union's help in The First Five-Year Plan's implement, such as provided equipment, technology, experts and loans. At the same time, it also provided help by the joint ventures mode. The three part illustrated the negative impact by bring the Soviet Union's economic pattern into China which is inevitably break the two sides'relationship more or less, China achieved great progress by the implement of The First Five-Year Plan. The thesis believes that The First Five-Year Plan has a profound influence to the Chinese economic development, and the Soviet Union's help has more advantage than disadvantage which is affirmative.