Since the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the friendship between the DPRK and China has become more and more indestructible.
In 1964, China successfully conducted its first atomic bomb test, an achievement that not only shocked the world, but also caused widespread alarm. At this critical moment, the DPRK not only did not hesitate, but quickly sent a warm congratulatory message to China to express its congratulations and support for China.
However, in 1969, an unexpected turn occurred - North Korea suddenly changed its degree, had serious differences with China, and even had the possibility of war!
What exactly happened during this period that led to a rift in the relationship between North Korea and China?How was this crisis finally resolved?
At the end of 1958, as the last batch of Chinese People's Volunteers was about to withdraw from North Korea, a touching scene was staged. North Koreans poured into the streets, surrounded the volunteer regiments, clasped their hands and tears flowed uncontrollably.
There is a language barrier, but North Koreans express a deep sense of gratitude with their treasured food. Some even entrusted their wedding rings to the Chinese volunteers as a token of gratitude for their dedication.
To express his gratitude to China, Pak Chung-ae, vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, called for a huge signature campaign. Over the course of about four months, about 7 million North Koreans signed a message of gratitude to China. This commemorative album full of Sino-DPRK friendship was personally presented by Park Chung-ae to Yang Yong, a famous general to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
The scene was moved by the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in which the Chinese volunteers paid a heavy price, but they assisted North Korea in defending its sovereignty and dignity. After the end of the war, the Chinese volunteers also actively assisted the DPRK in post-war reconstruction and helped the Korean people rebuild production and infrastructure.
According to relevant statistics, the Chinese volunteers have built more than 40,000 houses and more than 4,000 bridges for North Korea. At that time, New China lacked resources, especially grain. Despite all the difficulties, China has tightened its spending and sent more than 10,000 tons of food to help the DPRK and save the North Korean people from starvation.
However, despite the seemingly indestructible friendship, relations between China and North Korea began to deteriorate in just eight years after the Chinese volunteers withdrew from North Korea.
In 1969, North Korean troops arrived at the Yalu River to put pressure on China, and the border between China and North Korea was tense for a while. Comrades who once fought side by side and spent difficult years together seem to be in opposition to each other.
In the sixties of the last century, the amount between China and North Korea reached $200 million in 1966, but by 1968 it had dropped by nearly half. Subsequently, in 1969, the bilateral import and export volume between China and the DPRK fell again, to less than 100 million US dollars.
Since the border between China and North Korea has not been fully determined, the DPRK has often blocked Chinese fishermen and seized fishing boats, resulting in frequent border frictions and damage to the friendship between the two peoples to a certain extent.
Why did North Korea take such an action?This is food for thought.
At the end of 1958, as the last batch of Chinese People's Volunteers was about to withdraw from North Korea, a touching scene was staged. North Koreans poured into the streets, surrounded the volunteer regiments, clasped their hands and tears flowed uncontrollably.
There is a language barrier, but North Koreans express a deep sense of gratitude with their treasured food. Some even entrusted their wedding rings to the Chinese volunteers as a token of gratitude for their dedication.
To express his gratitude to China, Pak Chung-ae, vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, called for a huge signature campaign. Over the course of about four months, about 7 million North Koreans signed a message of gratitude to China. This commemorative album full of Sino-DPRK friendship was personally presented by Park Chung-ae to Yang Yong, a famous general to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
The scene was moved by the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in which the Chinese volunteers paid a heavy price, but they assisted North Korea in defending its sovereignty and dignity. After the end of the war, the Chinese volunteers also actively assisted the DPRK in post-war reconstruction and helped the Korean people rebuild production and infrastructure.
According to relevant statistics, the Chinese volunteers have built more than 40,000 houses and more than 4,000 bridges for North Korea. At that time, New China lacked resources, especially grain. Despite all the difficulties, China has tightened its spending and sent more than 10,000 tons of food to help the DPRK and save the North Korean people from starvation.
However, despite the seemingly indestructible friendship, relations between China and North Korea began to deteriorate in just eight years after the Chinese volunteers withdrew from North Korea.
In 1969, North Korean troops arrived at the Yalu River to put pressure on China, and the border between China and North Korea was tense for a while. Comrades who once fought side by side and spent difficult years together seem to be in opposition to each other.
In the sixties of the last century, the amount between China and North Korea reached $200 million in 1966, but by 1968 it had dropped by nearly half. Subsequently, in 1969, the bilateral import and export volume between China and the DPRK fell again, to less than 100 million US dollars.
Since the border between China and North Korea has not been fully determined, the DPRK has often blocked Chinese fishermen and seized fishing boats, resulting in frequent border frictions and damage to the friendship between the two peoples to a certain extent.
Why did North Korea take such an action?This is food for thought.
At the diplomatic and ideological level, there are significant differences between China and the DPRK, mainly due to the unique national conditions and cultural backgrounds of the two countries. This multifaceted difference has also led to the fact that some of our policies are difficult to understand in the DPRK.
During this period, some Chinese believed that North Korea might be moving toward "revisionism" and adopted a corrective development path. This view has sparked widespread criticism of North Korea, leading to some misunderstandings and a gradual estrangement between the two countries.
Although Sino-North Korean relations faced diplomatic obstacles and sometimes tensions during this period, the two sides were able to defuse the crisis. This is not only due to the wise decision-making of the Chinese leadership, but also reflects the pragmatic and tolerant attitude of both sides in resolving differences.
Among the allies who once fought together, there has been an unexpected diplomatic storm, which is an undesirable dilemma for China. What strategy has China adopted to successfully defuse the diplomatic crisis between China and North Korea?
On the eve of the National Day in 1969, the Chinese leadership suddenly extended an invitation to the DPRK to send a delegation to the Chinese National Day celebrations. When North Korean leader Kim Il Sung learned of the news, he quickly convened an emergency meeting for consultations.
After the meeting, Kim Il Sung appointed a delegation led by Choe Yongjian to Beijing to participate in the Chinese National Day Celebration, which arrived on the same day and was warmly welcomed by China's top leaders.
In fact, before that, China had already planned to invite the DPRK to a normal visit, but the original plan was after the National Day celebrations. However, in order to emphasize the importance it attaches to the friendship between China and North Korea, China has deliberately brought forward the invitation to the National Day to ensure that the North Korean delegation can participate in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
On the day of the National Day in 1969, before the start of the celebration, ** personally met with the DPRK delegation and expressed China's friendly attitude towards the DPRK to the delegation headed by Choe Yongjian, clearly stated the unity of the goals of the two countries, and successfully dispelled the doubts of the DPRK.
Seeing that China attaches great importance to the friendship between China and the DPRK, the DPRK also extended an invitation to China to visit the DPRK. China immediately responded positively and promised to make the relevant visit.
Before his visit to the DPRK, he specially submitted the draft of his speech to the DPRK for review to ensure that the content of the speech was reasonable and correct. This shows that China attaches great importance to this visit.
In April 1970, he arrived in North Korea on a special plane and was warmly welcomed by Kim Il Sung at the airport. Subsequently, ** and Kim Il Sung had many in-depth conversations and reached consensus on a number of issues such as the two countries **, the border, etc. So far, China-DPRK relations have gradually returned to normal, and affairs such as ** have gradually returned to normal operation.
Later, in his exchange with ***, Kim Il Sung mentioned the diplomatic relations of the DPRK with the Soviet Union and the acceptance of Soviet aid. ** expressed understanding and scribbled the issue, laying a solid foundation for the normalization of relations between China and North Korea.
The resolution of the diplomatic crisis between China and the DPRK is mainly due to the outstanding wisdom and open-mindedness of the two outstanding leaders.
It was behind China's invitation to North Korea that broke the deadlock in China-North Korea diplomacy in the past and brought the two sides to the negotiating table again.
However, the normalization of relations between China and North Korea was not just due to the act of invitation. Earlier, in response to the arrogant behavior of the United States, the DPRK unfortunately shot down a US reconnaissance plane, resulting in the death of more than 30 Americans on board.
The incident angered the United States and sparked a tense military standoff. After the incident in which the United States sent a naval convoy to approach the DPRK through the Sea of Japan, China and the DPRK profoundly realized that if there were differences between them, the United States would be able to take advantage of them. Therefore, the two sides decided to maintain friendly relations and face external pressure together.
However, in the end, the reason why China and the DPRK came together was the revolutionary struggle that the two sides experienced together, and those years of bloody struggle forged an inseparable "revolutionary friendship" and became a solid cornerstone of the friendship between China and the DPRK.