1949年6月,美国驻华大使司徒雷登(Leighton Stuart)写给国务卿的一份备忘录在华盛顿引发了激烈的政策辩论。政策辩论的核心问题是,毛泽东是否可能成为亚洲的铁托(Tito),即将诞生的中苏同盟是否因此产生裂痕乃至瓦解?他写道:“在可能导致中苏分裂甚或走向战争的众多原因中,最重要的是不甘人下的毛泽东要成为亚洲的列宁。” In June 1949, a memorandum by the U.S. ambassador to China, Leighton Stuart, addressed to the secretary of state triggered a fierce policy debate in Washington. The core issue of the policy debates is whether Mao Tse-tung might become the Tito of Asia and whether the Sino-Soviet alliance will be ruptured or even disintegrated. He wrote: “Among the many reasons that may lead to the split between China and the Soviet Union, or to the war, The most important thing is that Mao Zedong, who is unwilling to go down, will become Lenin in Asia. ”"