1. The 1969 Chinese and Soviet War
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and his Chinese counterpart Mao Zedong both seemingly utilized Sun Tzu's tactics throughout the two state's tense relations. ... The Soviets utilized the threat of nuclear war and their sheer power to force Mao to back down, but it's quite possible that Mao and Brezhnev used Sun Tzu's tactics to deal with their mutual adversary: the United States. In Sun Tzu's Art of War first chapter, entitled Laying Plans, the eighteenth rule is as follows: all warfare is based on deception (Cantrell, 2003). ... Perhaps the Soviets and Chinese leaders...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate