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Originally Posted by Z09SS
Excellent question. Does it say on page 23 of the Referee's Manual?
I'd always assumed that they got into a spat about resources on their mutual border.
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The Ref's Manual only mentions "a period of increasing tension and escalating border incidents". One speculation I can think of is that the Chinese got nervous about the USSR's buildup. A nervous border becomes a contested border very quickly.
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