There have been other instances where the Soviets have cited the Chinese fault for wanting to seek their own path to socialism and not always being on the side of the Soviets as a reason as to why the Soviets are so hostile toward them. For example, China's statement after WWII that the most suitable country to get aid from is USA angered the Soviets because it showed that the Chinese was not totally against their main enemy. Also, the Soviet Union was angered by Mao's questioning of Khrushchev legitimacy as the leader of the socialist bloc and his questioning of why Beijing cannot be the centre of the socialist bloc. Mao later fashioned himself as the true defender of the Marxist-Leninist doctrinal purity and these moves were all criticised by the Soviets as showing signs of not wanting to follow the Soviet path to socialism. However, the Chinese move in both cases can be argued to be not desires of wanting to follow their own path to communism but just wanting to protect their own sovereignty. In the first instance, it is understandable that China chose USA because the Soviet Union provided China with very little and very inconsistent aid. Furthermore, it was difficult for Mao to trust the Soviet Union because it had previous supported Chiang Kai Shek. In the second instance, Mao had questioned the legitimacy of the Soviet Union because Khrushchev's ascension to power was truly not clear-cut. Also, Mao did not want to forever remain subservient to the Soviet Union, as can be seen when they were delegated the responsibility of helping North Korean during the Korean War when the Soviets did not even help, that's why he questioned the legitimacy of why the Soviet Union has to always be the centre of the socialist movement. All these unhappiness caused the tensions between the two countries to build up very fast and only further convinced the Chinese the need to find their own path to socialism.
