PC: Chinese civil war extended into the 1950s

Anyway the Chinese Civil war could be extended in the 1950s or even 1960s

How would this effect the neighboring nations and the cold war
 
The Russians and Americans would supply the Communists and the Nationalists with weapons and"Advisors". Both sides had lots of stuff leftover from the Second World War but as the war dragged on the urge to battle test their newer equipment couldn't be resisted.
 
Somewhere along the line the Kuomintang succeeds more than it did OTL and so the US maintains massive amounts of aid. This may well snowball into a limited American intervention.
 
The issue is that the KMT lost a lot of popular legitimacy during the War. A continued Chinese Civil War, whilst possible, likely devolves into a massive Vietnam if the USA intervenes in favor of the KMT. If they don't, a few minor PODs can probably prolong the war another couple years to no substantial change. However, if the USA intervenes, the combination of economic fallout from the war, political division, and increased dependence of the CCP on Moscow mean that the Sino Soviet Split is quite possibly butterflied.
 
Fascinating idea - I hope someone can figure out a plausible scenario for this! (I don't know enough about the era to comment but I'd love to hear more.)
 
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