This year marks the 70th anniversary of Chinese people’s Volunteer Army’s war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Seventy years ago, Chinese people’s Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and started a great war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. This war was imposed on the people of China by the imperialist aggressors at the beginning of the founding of New China, and it was a just war against aggression by the people of Chinese in order to support the Korean people to resist the armed aggression of the United States, defend China’s national security and maintain peace in the East and the world. Under the correct leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission and the specific command of the Volunteer Headquarters, with the strong support of the people of the whole country and the strong cooperation of the Korean people, the Volunteers fought side by side with the Korean People’s Army. After two years and nine months of bloody fighting, they created a miracle of war in which the weak defeated the strong, won a great victory universally recognized, forged a great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and made great contributions to the cause of world peace and human progress.
The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea made the world know China again, which provided solid support for establishing the status of the new China as a great power, and then became an important milestone in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It bears in mind Chinese people’s Volunteer Army’s great achievements in defending national security and safeguarding world peace, embodies the Chinese nation’s spirit of being fearless of violence and daring to win, and also engraves the era coordinates of China as a responsible emerging developing country based on the world.
Hit the floor, China’s voice that words must be done.
On October 1st, 1949, China realized the leap from old China to new China. However, some western countries, led by the United States, attempted to strangle the new China in the cradle through hegemonic tactics such as political subversion, economic blockade, diplomatic isolation and military encirclement. In this regard, the people of China have always maintained a high degree of vigilance.
On June 25, 1950, a civil war broke out between the north and the south of the Korean peninsula. Two days later, U.S. President Truman announced the armed intervention, and made the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet invade the Taiwan Province Strait, speeding up the military deployment in the surrounding areas of China. The aggression was not only aimed at North Korea, but also attempted to form a multi-directional offensive posture against new China, posing a serious threat to China’s national security. In the face of American aggression and provocation, China immediately responded strongly on June 28th, pointing out that Truman’s statement and the actions of the US Navy were "armed aggression against China’s territory". This was the first warning issued by the China administration to control the development of the situation, but the US government ignored it.
Since August 27th, 1950, the air force of the United States invading the DPRK has continuously dispatched planes to bombard and strafe the cities and villages on the northeast border of China, killing and injuring the people of China, destroying China’s property and seriously violating China’s territorial airspace. On September 15th, the invading US troops landed in Incheon, North Korea, and quickly approached the 38th parallel. The China government has repeatedly issued solemn warnings to control the crisis situation. On September 30, Zhou Enlai declared China’s position: "The people of China must not tolerate foreign aggression, nor can they allow imperialists to ignore their neighbors’ aggression." However, the U.S. government judged the China administration’s statement as "mostly bluffing".
At the beginning of October, 1950, the American aggressor troops brazenly crossed the 38th parallel and set fire to the border of China, which seriously threatened China’s national security. On October 19th, Chinese people’s Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and fought against the invaders together with the Korean people. Xinhua news agency
On October 7, 1950, the invading US troops broke through the red line of war at will, crossed the 38th parallel and marched northward, reaching the Yalu River and Tumen River on the border between China and North China, which seriously threatened the security of New. The China administration’s repeated statements and warnings have been repeatedly ignored by the United States. The fundamental reason is not the misjudgment of intelligence, but that the American government and the American army look down on Chinese in their bones and fail to see that "the era of bullying the people of China by foreign imperialism has ended forever with the establishment of People’s Republic of China (PRC)". It was not until the American army suffered "the greatest defeat in the history of the army" and was beaten back to the 38th parallel by the volunteers that the United States came to its senses.
The great victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea has made it impossible for western countries to underestimate the firm determination of the new China to defend national security, and to ignore the action content contained in the voice of the new China. In the decades after the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea ended, China was not afraid of ghosts, believed in evil spirits, and did not bow to power bullying, thus establishing the image of a responsible big country. China’s voice plays an important role in international affairs and cannot be separated from the bloody foundation of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
"don’t say that you don’t predict it." Chinese has always acted in good faith with sincerity. As the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out, "China will keep his word and do what he says, and we will never shout slogans or talk empty words". Every country has its own red line and bottom line. The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea has proved that China will not draw a red line and set a bottom line at will, but once it is drawn, it must not be touched, otherwise it will definitely make its opponent hit the wall. This was the case when China just "stood up" 70 years ago, especially when China was "strong" 70 years later.
China, who is not afraid of rape and stands up to fight, is courageous.
The strategic decision to resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend the country is one of the "most difficult" major decisions made by Comrade Mao Zedong and his comrades in arms. The difficulty lies in the fact that there is a great deal to be done in new China, and the wounds of war need to be recovered urgently, and there is a wide gap between it and the world’s number one power. In 1950, the steel output of the United States was 87.72 million tons, that of China was less than 610,000 tons, and that of the United States was 144 times that of China. The difficulty is that the success or failure of the war is related to the future and destiny of the country, and it is a close call. Under the cold war confrontation pattern between the two camps in the world, the risk of participating in the war is extremely high. The difficulty is that there are differences of opinion within the party, each with its own reasons, and it cannot be unified for a while.
In the face of American aggression and the threat of war, should we be patient and retreat, compromise and seek perfection, or rise up and fight and send troops to fight? Under the auspices of Comrade Mao Zedong, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee discussed it repeatedly in early October of 1950, and finally, with the heroic spirit of "smashing it is equivalent to winning the war of liberation a few years later", "We will not invade anywhere. However, when somebody else invades, we must fight and fight to the end ","American imperialism is not terrible, that’s all "and" you hit the atomic bomb, I hit the Grenade ",so we resolutely made up our minds and made a decision to form Chinese people’s Volunteer Army to enter the DPRK to participate in the war.
Seventy years later, the strategic courage displayed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong in their decision-making is still stirring. "Should participate in the war, must participate in the war", this kind of courage is a desperate struggle based on strategic judgment, and it is the result of accurate judgment of the threat of the situation, forward-looking insight into the development of the war and repeated weighing of the plan actions.
Peace and dignity come at a price. We love peace, but when the invaders impose war on us, we must rise up and fight to stop the war. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out, "If American troops hadn’t occupied Taiwan Province, invaded the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and hit the northeast frontier of our country, the people of China wouldn’t have fought against American troops. But since the American invaders have attacked us, we cannot but raise the banner of anti-aggression. " On major issues related to national interests and national destiny, we have a clear-cut stand, a firm stand, tit for tat, and every inch of land is contested. Since the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the governments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and China have always adhered to their determination and courage in making major decisions. Whenever in adversity or under great external pressure, this determination and courage will come out of generate, instantly unite the will and turn it into an invincible force.
China’s will, which is United and inexhaustible.
On October 26th, 1950, the day after the first battle of the Volunteers in Korea, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Instructions on Current Affairs Publicity in the Country", requiring all localities to conduct extensive and in-depth education to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and the magnificent movement to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea rose nationwide. The aggressive acts of U.S. imperialism aroused the great indignation of the people of China, and "resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea and defending the country" became the common aspiration of the people of all ethnic groups in China. The heroic fighting and successive victories of the volunteers greatly inspired the people of China, and the once-existing beauty-worshipping, beauty-fearing and pro-American psychology among some people was swept away.
Young students and intellectuals actively joined the army, and the majority of young people of school age actively joined the army. A large number of volunteer medical teams, railway engineering teams, migrant workers’ stretchers, railway employees and car drivers went to the Korean battlefield, and touching scenes of parents sending their children, wives sending their husbands and brothers scrambling to join the army were staged all over the country. People donated every penny they saved, took out their treasures at home, supported the volunteers to improve their equipment, and donated aircraft cannons to become the flash mark of that era; The activities of signing patriotic conventions went deep into workshops, schools and fields, and "one more grain", "one more cotton yarn" and "one more part" became the conscious actions of the people to support the war and contribute to the country. All ethnic groups, parties, classes, social groups and overseas Chinese have devoted themselves to the torrent of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and defending the country.
The brand-new spirit and ardent patriotic feelings displayed by the people of all ethnic groups in China are in sharp contrast with China in the old days. Not only is the new China no longer fragmented and weak, but it also has the will to fight with one heart and one mind. This will turned into people’s simple and sincere feelings and voluntary actions, which strongly supported the victory process of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and it was also the source of power for the volunteers to shape their fighting will.
On the Korean battlefield, the officers and men of the Volunteers always felt the solid support and ardent expectation of the people of the motherland behind them. Fighting for the motherland and peace, they are not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles, and they are not afraid of any powerful enemies. They waded barefoot in glaciers, lying in ice and snow alone, blocking the loophole with their bodies, and swearing to defend the tunnel, showing their infinite loyalty to the motherland and the people with blood and life; They boldly interspersed circuitous and melee night battles, and created "Chinese funerals" for the enemy again and again with the flexible tactics of "you hit yours and I hit mine"; They resisted the enemy’s intensive bombing and built an unbreakable and incessant steel transportation line; They fought the sky with the spirit of "fighting bayonets in the air" and wrote heroic songs that touched the earth and moved the earth.
In the snowy and snowy Changjin Lake, despite the thin winter clothes and the lack of grain and ammunition, facing the most elite marine corps of the US military, the officers and men of the Volunteers courageously fought and fought, and remained in charge formation at the time of sacrifice, and turned into ice sculptures after freezing and stood in the trenches; In a scorched-earth Shangganling, although the enemy’s gunfire blew down the hill by more than two meters, it could not shake the will of the volunteers, shake the positions they held and force them to take a step back. More than 2.9 million volunteers, represented by more than 300,000 heroic heroes such as Yang Gensi, Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun, and nearly 6,000 heroic collectives, have created the great image of "the cutest person" with their heroic and tenacious fighting spirit and fear of sacrifice. "I don’t believe that there are tasks that can’t be completed, that there are difficulties that can’t be overcome, and that there are enemies that can’t be overcome" is a true portrayal of the will of the volunteers to fight.
China’s will is built on the cornerstone of the great national spirit with patriotism as the core, and it is the internal driving force to grasp the national destiny and unite the national soul. It was conceived in the historical inheritance, sublimated in the struggle practice, and manifested at a critical juncture. Today, we are marching on the great journey of national rejuvenation, carrying out a great struggle with many new historical characteristics, and facing unprecedented risks and challenges. We need not only to continuously sublimate China’s will, but also to fully demonstrate China’s will, thus effectively supporting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
China system with unique advantages and extraordinary efficiency
The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was a severe test for the new republic. Externally, we should crush the crazy provocation of imperialist aggressors, break the containment and blockade of western countries, and internally, we should restore the wounds of war, stabilize society and develop the economy. This is not only a severe test of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s ruling ability, especially his ability to accurately grasp the situation, deal with complex situations and solve difficult problems, but also a comprehensive test of the comprehensive strength of the new China in politics, economy, military affairs and diplomacy.
While Chinese people’s Volunteer Army was fighting in Korea, there was a vigorous movement to resist US aggression and aid Korea in China. The picture shows the people of Tianjin holding a demonstration against American aggression (data picture).
On the occasion of the outbreak of the Korean War, it was the time when the people of China, in accordance with the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, were preparing to vigorously build and restore the national economy. In the first eight months of the war, the state’s financial and economic situation was tight. However, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China implemented the correct policy of "fighting, stabilizing and building", established the leading position of the state-owned economy, made major decisions to unify finance and economics, organized and carried out campaigns to increase production and save money, and promoted all work in an orderly manner. Instead of being dragged down by the war, the national economy miraculously achieved a comprehensive recovery. In 1951, the gross domestic product of industry and agriculture increased by 19% over the previous year, and the national finance showed a surplus for the first time. By the end of 1952, the task of national economic recovery was completed ahead of schedule, which laid the foundation for the construction of the first five-year plan.
抗美援朝战争开始以后，在中共中央的统一部署下，各级人民政权把土地改革运动、镇压反革命运动和抗美援朝运动有机融合，“三套锣鼓一起敲”，并全力加速剿匪斗争的进程。到1953年底，各项工作普遍完成，各条战线凯歌高奏。中国共产党和各级人民政权在人民中确立起崇高的威信，新中国的建设发展拥有了强有力的组织领导体系。中国人民更加信赖中国共产党，更加紧密地团结在中国共产党周围，以更加高昂的热忱投入到国家各项建设事业中。
志愿军从战争中学习战争，逐步适应现代战争，创造出以劣势装备战胜优势装备之敌的经验，同时加速人民解放军武器装备更新换代，促进了由单一军种向诸军兵种合成军队的转变，军队现代化建设发生了质的飞跃。在抗美援朝战争的最后一战——金城战役中，志愿军在28分钟内发射炮弹1900余吨，步炮、步坦协同仅用1个小时就在25公里正面上突破敌4个师的坚固防线。人民空军更是越过螺旋桨阶段，直接步入喷气式时代。
"Relying on the people, coupled with a more correct leadership, we can use our inferior equipment to defeat the enemy with superior equipment". This is Comrade Mao Zedong’s concise summary of the reasons for the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and it is also a summary of the experience of pooling China’s strength with the China system and the China model to make China a success. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was the first concentrated release of Chinese power. China’s strength comes from the correct leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), from the organization and mobilization of the people in China, and from the unique advantages of the China system.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "China’s socialist system has extraordinary organizational mobilization ability, overall coordination ability and implementation ability, and can give full play to the unique advantages of concentrating on doing great things, difficult things and urgent things". Modern warfare is not only a contest of military strength, but also a contest of comprehensive national strength, and fundamentally a contest of national systems. Seventy years ago, in the process of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the China system successfully gathered China’s strength, which enabled China not only to defeat the world’s number one enemy, but also to achieve its own rapid development; Seventy years later, when the sudden COVID-19 epidemic swept the world, the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system, which concentrated on doing great things, once again showed unparalleled advantages to the world. The more critical and difficult times, the more Chinese can truly feel the Chinese power gathered by the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system.
The image of China defending justice and peace.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a just war in which justice triumphs over darkness, justice over power and progress over retrogression. The outbreak of the Korean civil war is an internal affair of North Korea, but the United States launched an all-round aggression against North Korea out of the strategic need to dominate the world and contain communism, which is a flagrant violation of the provisions of the United Nations Charter that "no intervention is allowed in matters that are essentially within the internal jurisdiction of any country". At the request of the Korean Party and government, and in the face of serious difficulties in new China, based on the common need of supporting the Korean people in resisting American aggression and defending China’s national security, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong resolutely decided to form Chinese people’s Volunteer Army to resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend the country. This just war has won the sympathy, support and assistance of peace-loving countries and people all over the world. Its great victory has played an important role in safeguarding world peace and the international order formed since World War II, greatly inspired the just cause of oppressed nations and people all over the world for national independence and people’s liberation, and promoted the cause of world peace and human progress.
The victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea broke the invincible myth of U.S. imperialism, greatly enhanced the national self-confidence and national pride of the people of China, safeguarded peace in Asia and the world, raised the international prestige of the new China to an unprecedented level, and obtained a relatively stable peaceful environment for the country’s economic construction and social reform. The picture shows the warm scene of the Korean people sending Chinese people’s Volunteer Army back to China. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lv Houmin/photo
Chinese people’s Volunteer Army was cultivated in the spirit of patriotism, and it was also an army formed and expanded in the struggle to maintain peace between the East and the world. It is an army that really comes from the people and has a high degree of political consciousness and noble quality. Under the conditions of extremely backward weapons and equipment and extremely difficult battlefield environment, this heroic army, bearing in mind the great trust of the party and the people and shouldering the hope of the nation, courageously fought with the enemy in a bloody battle, broke the invincible myth of American imperialism, played the national prestige of the new China and the military prestige of the people’s army, successfully fulfilled the sacred mission entrusted by the people of the motherland, defended the security of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the newly born People’s Republic of China (PRC), and safeguarded Asia. On October 26th, 1958, Chinese people’s Volunteer Army withdrew from North Korea and returned home. Prime Minister Kim Il Sung said that the great achievements made by the Volunteers in the Korean War will last forever with the beautiful mountains and rivers of North Korea.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed that "there is no gene in the blood of the Chinese nation to invade others and dominate the world", and "China will never seek hegemony and expansion no matter where it develops". The people of China love peace and resolutely oppose hegemonism and power politics. However, in order to defend justice and maintain peace, the people of China have never and never been afraid of war. China’s army will always fight for justice and peace. It is not afraid of any enemy and can defeat any enemy. It will always be an important force for safeguarding human justice and world peace.
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