A Misunderstood Friendship: Mao Zedong, Kim Il-Sung, and Sino-North Korean Relations, 1949-1976

Leading diplomatic historians Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia draw on previously untapped primary source materials to offer a unique account of the China–North Korean relationship, uncovering tensions and rivalries that shed new light on the ties between these two communist East Asian nations.