In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, the United States led the joint ** crossed the 38th parallel and launched a fierce attack on North Korea, occupying most of North Korea in a short time.
At a time when the DPRK was in the midst of life and death, the DPRK sent a letter asking for help to our country, and our country quickly made the decision of "resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, defending the homeland and defending the country," and gathered more than 1.2 million Chinese volunteers to go to the DPRK to wage a fierce struggle against the US **** team.
After China helped North Korea win the war, in 1969 North Korea prepared to attack our country and garrisoned the Yalu River. Why did North Korea change its position? How did you turn the danger into a disaster?
In the late 50s of the 20th century, Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated sharply. The Soviet Union, with strong territorial and military ambitions for China, tried to control China. Even though Sino-Soviet relations were called "great friendship" at that time, the Soviet Union regarded itself as the "Lao Tzu Party" and intended to control China's military.
In 1958, the Soviet Union proposed to China the creation of a long-wave radio station and a common fleet, ostensibly wanting to fight alongside China, but in fact wanting to further control China.
However, this involves China's territorial and territorial sea sovereignty, which has caused dissatisfaction. He was adamantly opposed to the proposal, which led to a rupture in Sino-Soviet relations and a consequent erosion of trust between the two sides.
In 1964, Brezhnev succeeded Khrushchev as the new leader of the Soviet Union. It was expected that he would improve Sino-Soviet relations, at least no longer treat China the way Khrushchev did.
However, Brezhnev's behavior was almost identical to Khrushchev's, and even more so. In fact, the Soviet Union felt a little jealous of China, because Albania, North Korea, North Vietnam and other countries had already established communist groups with China and formed a relationship of mutual assistance.
The solidarity between these countries worried the Soviet Union, which feared that these countries would eventually form a group with China at its core, thus freeing themselves from Soviet control.
The Soviet strategy was to control China's neighboring friends first when China was difficult to control, and North Korea, which borders China and the Soviet Union and has good relations, has become the primary target of the Soviet Union.
North Korea's position makes it two-faced, and it can promote development in peacetime, but if the two powers are at odds, which side of the country can be disputed. After the International Communist Congress of the Soviet Union in 1965, the Soviet Union's aid and military support to the DPRK were very frequent, and the DPRK made remarkable progress in a short period of time.
Although North Korea ostensibly maintains normal diplomacy with China, its actual position has shifted to the Soviet Union.
When it was discovered that the DPRK was leaning towards the USSR, our country also tried to correct this trend so as not to deviate from the right track. However, the Soviet Union's aid to North Korea was so large that it almost lost its mind.
In response to a possible deterioration in Sino-Soviet relations, North Korea proposed "equidistance diplomacy" and ostensibly kept a certain distance from China and the Soviet Union in order to strike a balance between the two.
However, the semblance of illusion does not hide North Korea's contempt for China. Although China had sent troops to aid North Korea, the new China was still weak relative to the Soviet Union in terms of national strength.
And the Soviet Union, as an industrial power, was able to provide immediate assistance to the DPRK in terms of development, economy, and military.
In order to realize the reunification of the peninsula and its own development, the DPRK will inevitably choose the Soviet Union as its partner. During the Korean War, North Korea failed to accomplish the goal of reunifying the peninsula, which made the reunification of the peninsula an important desire in the heart of the DPRK.
However, China, as a country that never initiates a war on its own initiative, has no idea of interfering in the reunification of the Korean Peninsula. The attitude of the Soviet Union was different, and when the DPRK proposed the reunification of the peninsula, the Soviet Union secretly and vigorously supported the DPRK.
Therefore, North Korea was more inclined to support its own Soviet Union than China's peaceful means, and thus naturally chose to move closer to the Soviet Union when it "chose sides".
Zhenbao Island Counterattack: The first Soviet military operation in the early days of the Cold War against China The Zhenbao Island Counterattack took place in 1969, when Soviet border guards attacked Chinese border guards and began the invasion of Zhenbao Island.
The conflict was a manifestation of the deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations and the beginning of Soviet military action against China at the beginning of the Cold War. ** Very angry about this, he immediately launched a self-defense counterattack on Treasure Island.
Although our border guards succeeded in recapturing Zhenbao Island, the Soviet Union was still not reconciled, and tried to re-invade several times in succession, firing artillery shells at our border guards. The war revealed the Soviet Union's hostility and threat to China during the Cold War, and also demonstrated China's firm determination to defend itself.
In the self-defense counterattack of Zhenbao Island, the Soviet Union tried to attack Zhenbao Island many times, and even used advanced **, but in the end it was unsuccessful and was driven away by our border guards.
After the war, the Soviet Union was defeated, and Brezhnev was very angry about this, and he could not figure out how to lose as a superpower to a country that had only been founded for 20 years.
Brezhnev planned to provoke China, so he contacted Kim Il Sung and asked him to take action against China. Kim Il Sung understood the intentions of the Soviet Union, he gathered his troops and turned his guns on the northeastern region of our country.
Although North Korea had been helped by China, the Soviet Union had come to see Korea as its own vassal state, and as such, North Korea had to obey Soviet orders, even if it might trigger war.
However, when the DPRK was ready to enter the battle, it received news of the victory of China and the defeat of the Soviet army. This put the North Koreans in an awkward position, they had just turned their eyes on China and were ready to give it a go, but the Soviets suddenly retreated.
After the Soviet Union launched several unsuccessful strikes against China, they began to realize that China was not an easy opponent. When retreating, the Soviet Union even threatened to attack China with nuclear **, giving people the feeling of "you are waiting for me".
However, due to the détente in Sino-American relations, the Soviet Union did not dare to act lightly. With the death of Stalin, the USSR began to gradually decline, but this process was not obvious, so they rushed to find allies.
Therefore, when the contradictions between the Soviet Union and China were completely exposed, how to ease Sino-North Korean relations became a problem that North Korea needed to solve.
North Korea is in an awkward position, and China has expressed its understanding and support. Although North Korea was forced to become an enemy of China under pressure from the Soviet Union after withdrawing its troops from the Yalu River, this did not erase the revolutionary friendship between China and North Korea.
** The chairman once said, "North Korea may have been instructed by the Soviet Union to send troops, but we in China and North Korea are sincere friends." Kim Il-sung was deeply touched by these words, and he realized that among the great powers, China was the one who was the one who sincerely treated North Korea.
At the end of September 1969, the DPRK side released a signal for peace talks, and Japan responded positively by extending an invitation to Kim Il Sung for negotiations with a view to improving Sino-DPRK relations. This move not only shows our country's demeanor as a great power, but also shows the DPRK that we understand the "mistakes" of the DPRK in the past.
Kim Il Sung was very happy after receiving the invitation and sent Choe Yong-kin to China as a representative. Some people may wonder why Kim Il Sung, if he wants to ease relations with China, why not let him go in person.
This may be an expression of more sincerity. However, relations between North Korea and the Soviet Union were still very close at that time, and if Kim Il Sung had personally attended the celebrations in China, the Soviet Union might have stopped providing aid to North Korea.
Therefore, our country understands the difficult situation of the DPRK, and as long as the DPRK responds, we know that they are willing to reconcile.
In April 1970, the DPRK extended an invitation to visit our country and decided to send *** as a representative to the DPRK. Before the visit, ** particularly emphasized that the entourage should not be too many, first, there are many domestic affairs, and it is necessary to leave enough staff to deal with it, and second, the DPRK is a friend of China, and if there are too many people in the entourage, it may make the DPRK mistakenly think that we are prepared.