Why would there be strife between the Soviet Union and China?

A. They both wanted control of Manchuria

B. Arguing over their place in the United Nations

C. A power struggle to control the communist world

D. Economic differences had not been settled

A power struggle to control the communist world

Option C.

Explanation:

There was a conflict between the Soviet union and China which went on for a period of seven months and it was an undeclared war between the two of them. This was caused because of the difference in the interpretation of Marxism and Leninism.

The result of this conflict between the two in the year 1969 led to the ceasefire with both of them returning to the status quo.