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"I became the first commander in American history to sign an armistice that didn't lead to victory."
The above sentence comes from US Army General Mark Wayne Clark, of course, when he signed this armistice agreement, he was the commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Forces".
It was July 27, 1953, and the Korean War, which lasted three years and one month, finally came to an end in a stalemate between the two sides of the war, and at this time, the Chinese People's Volunteers had been fighting in Korea for two years and nine months.
In the past two years and nine months, the Chinese Volunteers, with the spirit of patriotism, heroic and tenacious heroism, and indomitable revolutionary optimism, drove the so-called "United Nations Army" from the banks of the Yalu River all the way back to the 38th parallel, 500 kilometers away.
It is reported that during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in two years and nine months, more than 2.9 million troops of the Volunteers went to Korea to participate in the war, killing and wounding more than 710,000 enemies, and the volunteers themselves paid the tragic price of 190,000 deaths.Chinese
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You must know that in June 1950, at the beginning of the Korean Civil War, when the Truman administration of the United States brazenly invaded the Taiwan Strait of the US Seventh Fleet, no one expected that China would send troops to fight.
Because at that time, New China had just been founded, and it was not only in ruins, but also poor and white.
Comparing the economic data of China and the United States in 1950, the total industrial and agricultural output of the United States at that time was about 284.8 billion US dollars, while China only had 57.4 billion yuan, and in terms of steel production, the annual steel output of the United States was 87.72 million tons, while China was only 606,000 tons.
Specific to the level of military strength, China in 1950 in terms of hardware conditions can not be compared with the United States, you know, the United States at that time already had the world's most powerful navy and air force, but also held the atomic bomb, as for China, the navy and air force are still in the process of formation, let alone the US military equipped with tanks, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns and other modern weapons.
Even so, the volunteers finally won the war with the "Made in All Nations" guns in their hands.
Today, however, many years later, some people have questioned the fruits of the victory in the war against the United States and aided Korea, and even claimed that the result after the war was that the Korean Peninsula was divided into two, the Soviet Union sat back and enjoyed the success, the United States gained influence in the Asia-Pacific region, and Taiwan confronted the mainland across the sea.
Some people even pointed out that in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the number of casualties of the Chinese People's Volunteers was far greater than that of the United States, so they could not win the war.
You must know that after the victory in the Battle of Changjin Lake, the US "New York Herald Tribune" exclaimed, saying that this was the biggest defeat in the history of the US Army.
So, where did the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea fail for the United States? Why has the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea become the last thing the United States wants to talk about?
In fact, in order to understand this question, we must start with why the Truman administration of the United States formed a "United Nations Army" to send troops to North Korea.
You must know that the real goal of the United States at that time was by no means to interfere in the situation on the Korean Peninsula, but to take the opportunity to meddle in the Asia-Pacific region in an attempt to strangle the newly established New China in its cradle.
In fact, as early as the end of World War II, the US Government's planned policy of dominating the Pacific region contradicted the revolutionary forces led by the Chinese People's Liberation Army; especially when Chiang Kai-shek, supported by the US Government, was defeated, the United States first put forward the idea of "dividing the river and ruling the country" between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
After the Nationalist Government fled to Taiwan, the US Government sent its then ambassador to China, Situ Leiden, to stay in Nanjing, intending to discuss with the People's Republic of China, which was about to be established, the "establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States."
However, at that time, the US government put forward a condition, that is, to demand that New China recognize the US debt owed by the former Nationalist Government and give the United States corresponding privileges in China.
Obviously, the Chinese Communists rejected the overlord clause offered by the United States, which directly led to the rupture of Sino-US relations before they even started, and the United States did not even directly recognize the founding of New China.
In February 1950, after China and the Soviet Union signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance, the US government realized that its plot to divide China and the Soviet Union had also failed, and in this context, the United States decided to realize its "influence" on Chinese mainland by intervening in Taiwan, China.
From the previously disclosed archives related to the Korean War, it can be understood that as early as April 1950, before the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the US National Security Council had planned to implement a hardline policy in the Far East, including the dispatch of US troops in the Far East to Taiwan.
It is precisely for this reason that after the outbreak of the Korean civil war in June, the United States immediately dispatched the Seventh Fleet to invade China's Taiwan Strait, and even crossed the 38th parallel to bomb the villages in the northeastern border area of the mainland, leading the war to the banks of the Yalu River.
U.S. troops crossed the 38th parallel
In addition to this, the U.S. military also operated in Vietnam, when Chairman Mao called "three knives" stuck in China, one knife from North Korea in our heads, one from Taiwan in our waists, and another from Vietnam in our ankles.
You must know that at that time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had already planned to reunify Taiwan, and had even dispatched troops to the Guangzhou Military Region, but it was precisely because of the US military intervention that the opportunity for reunifying Taiwan was delayed.
Therefore, the essential purpose of the volunteers in participating in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was not only to help neighboring Korea, but more importantly, to resist US hegemony and invasion.
You know, if the Volunteer Army had not sent troops to North Korea at that time, or if the outcome of the war had been rewritten, then now, Northeast China would face a constant threat from the United States.
It is precisely because of the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea that New China has gained a firm foothold in the international arena, which is why the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is called the "Battle for the Founding of the People's Republic of China."
And for the United States, it was the defeat on the Korean battlefield that made it afraid of confronting the Chinese People's Liberation Army head-on, so that during the Vietnam War, the United States never dared to cross the 17th parallel.
To a certain extent, it was precisely because of the defeat on the Korean battlefield that the United States' plan to dominate the Asia-Pacific region fell through and the world political pattern was rewritten.
Now, although the United States has put forward a plan to return to the Asia-Pacific region, the Chinese People's Liberation Army at this time is not only well-equipped, but also capable of winning battles; most importantly, it has the blessing of the spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
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