Soviet-Asian relations in the 1970s and beyond

Examines the perceptions Soviets and Asians had of themselves and of the international balance of power in Asia as they knew it during the mid-1970s. Considers how Soviet and Asian views were affected by the role of the USSR as a global power, the importance of China on the Asian continent, and the decline in U.S. influence in Southeast Asia at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.