SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS: THE SUMMIT AND BEYOND

� �s. pproved for Release: 2023/01/17 C00236223 � SECRET NOFR1 NOCONTRACT ORCON Central Intel*nce Agency Mshtrigton.D C 20S05 DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE 09 May 1989 Sino-Soviet Relations: The Summit and Beyond Summary General Secretary Gorbachev's visit to Beijing--15 to 18 May--will formally end the estrangement of the past three decades. For Beijing, the summit offers an unprecedented opportunity to reduce the near-term Soviet military threat and build up Chinese leverage in its relationship...