a country in east Asia which came under communistcontrol in 1949. In 1960, a majorriftdeveloped between Communist China and Russia, which was also communist. Although both countries remained united in their hostility toward the West and in their ultimate aims, they disagreed on items of doctrine and strategy. The Chinese disagreed with the Russian emphasis on peaceful coexistence and insisted that war between the capitalist and communist systems was inevitable. The climax of the dispute between the two countries was reached at a 20-day meeting of the world's communist leaders in Moscow, Russia in November when the Chinese position on the inevitability of war was forcefully maintained. Russia subsequently withdrew all aid to China. See also communism and capitalista in this glossary.—3rd South African unpublished Appr GLS (19.3.92)