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    China rewrites history of Korean War

    The Daily Telegraph Saturday 26 June 2010

    Beijing marks 60th anniversary of conflict by pointing the finger at its Communist ally

    By Malcolm Moore
    in Shanghai


    China has used the 60th anniversary of the Korean War to finally admit the conflict was started by North Korea. Until now, Beijing has staunchly supported the version of events put forward by its ally, alongside which China fought.

    It previously insisted that the war was waged to fight off American aggression. The official title of the conflict has been 'The War to Resist America and Aid Korea'. Mao Tse Tung, the former Communist leader, once stated that China and North Korea were "as close as lips and teeth".

    Chinese history text books state that the Korean War began when "the United States assembled a United Nations army of 15 countries and defiantly marched across the border and invaded North Korea, spreading the flames of war to our Yalu river".

    But yesterday, the official Chinese media stated for the first time that it was North Korea that dealt the first blow.

    A special report by Xinhua, the Chinese government's official news agency, in the International Affairs journal, said, "On June 25th 1950, the North Korean army marched over the 38th Parallel and started the attack. Three days later, Seoul fell".



    In Asia, however, the memory of the war is still felt strongly and has sustained a continuing alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang. While many Chinese historians privately accept the view that North Korea was the aggressor in the war, driven by Kim Il Sung's desire to unite the Korean peninsula under a Communist banner, the matter remains highly sensitive.

    Zhang Liangui, a leading professor of Korean Studies at the Communist Central Party School in Beijing, refused to comment. "It is not convenient for me to comment on this matter" he said "I was not aware of this timeline [in the Xinhua article]. As far as I am aware there has been no change to the official view on the war".

    Meanwhile, the Global Times, a government-run newspaper, said it was "high time to renew and strengthen efforts by Chinese scholars to discover the truth about the Korean War".

    In Seoul, South Korea held an official ceremony to remember the war and Lee Myung-bak, the president, paid tribute to the dead. "Sixty years ago, North Korea's communists opened fire on a weekend's dawn when all people were sleeping peacefully" he said.

    Across the border, North Korea put across its own view of the conflict. Under the headline "US, Provoker of Korean War" the country's state news agency accused Washington of starting the war with a surprise attack. "All the historical facts show that it is the US imperialists who unleashed the war in Korea and that the United States can never escape from the responsibility" the Korean Central News Agency said.

    Below: Americans are held by Chinese Communists. The conflict was called 'The War to Resist America and Aid Korea'
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    Interesting change on the stance by China. The timing of this is equally interesting. Could Beijing be preparing to distance itself from Pyonyang?


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    I think Beijing may be starting to see good relations with the West as being more important than good relations with NK...
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    Recommended reading; Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea
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    Well, that would be nice if China distanced itself from North Korea. That Kim Jong Il fellow's a bloody whackjob. Him and all of his little cronies.
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    I did not see this one coming, but it's a welcomed change.

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    I love the Mig-15bis flown by flight leader Wan Hai PLAAF #2249 and Soviet's #15325 BBC "Airplane Soldier."
    But I love the F-86 Sabres too (that is, I love the either jet fighter).
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    Quote Originally Posted by ppopsie View Post
    I love the Mig-15bis flown by fligh leader Wan Hai PLAAF #2249.
    But I love the F-86 Sabres too (that is I love either jet fighter).
    a bit random...

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    One thing I learned from "Red Wings over the Yalu" is that communist China lost opportunities to liberate Taiwan in early 50's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vikingBerserker View Post
    I did not see this one coming, but it's a welcomed change.
    Yep.


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    Interesting.

    I agree that the PRC is seeing that good relations with the west (and its economic dependence on them) is far more profitable than having an out of control NK making troubles in the region.
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    NK is never going to but vast quantities of consumer goods from the PRC, after all. The Chinese have no choice to distance themselves if they want more contracts from big American companies like Apple etc.
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    The Chinese are like the Russians, coldheart commies in sheep clothings and so i trust them as far as i can throw a stone - and i canīt throw far away; i would see a change in chinese politics when they rereat from Tibet and a change in their " relationship" to Taiwan
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    China and the West, particularely the US have a symbiotic relationship. China needs the US markets and the US needs Chinese financing. The US is transforming itself into more of a socialist country, like China and China is becoming more of a capitalist country. If it were my choice, I would trust China much more than Russia.

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    As far as China is concerned, who would you prefer to have friendly relations with? The U.S. or NK? NK really doesn't have much to offer.

    @Renrich: I agree the U.S. is becoming more socialist, especially with that (self censored) president we have. Maybe that will change in a couple years.

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