After the end of the Liberation War, China's original plan was to recuperate and recover Taiwan, but the outbreak of the Korean War shattered this plan.
In order to protect China's border security and to alleviate the US threat in the Far East, the Chinese Volunteers resolutely crossed the Yalu River and sounded the clarion call to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
After three years of fierce fighting, Japan finally forced the United States to sign the "Korean Armistice Agreement," which basically ended the disputes on the Korean Peninsula.
However, after the signing of the armistice agreement, Japan did not withdraw its troops immediately, but instead stationed a large number of troops on the Korean Peninsula together with the US military.
It was not until 1958 that the order was given for the complete withdrawal of our garrison, and in 1994, the last group of volunteers left the Korean Peninsula. Why, then, do volunteer fighters need to stay on the Korean Peninsula for 5 years?
What did they do in those five years?
From 1910 to 1945, the Korean Peninsula was ruled by Japan, but after World War II, the people of the Korean Peninsula did not gain independence and were divided between the United States and the Soviet Union as a "cake".
The United States and the Soviet Union divided Korea into two parts, North Korea and South Korea, which were ruled by the Soviet Union and the United States, respectively, by the 38th parallel. Due to institutional differences, geographical division, and the guidance of the United States and the Soviet Union, the Korean Peninsula eventually fell into the first place, and in August 1948, South Korea established Korea**, and North Korea was not far behind, and in September of the same year, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established.
Although the two countries are **, they are both the same nation, and both sides have a desire for national reunification. Since then, there has been a lot of friction.
In 1950, the DPRK brazenly launched the Korean War with the goal of realizing the reunification of the peninsula. With the support and covert assistance of the Soviet Union, the North Korean army quickly occupied the South Korean capital, and the hope of reunification was in sight, but the United States organized a joint landing at Inchon to divide the Korean People's Army.
The victory on the Korean Peninsula has swelled the ambitions of the US military, which, despite our warnings, have pushed the battle line across the 38th parallel and gradually approached the Yalu River.
With the resolute determination to defend the country, ** decisively ordered the volunteers to cross the Yalu River to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In the course of three years of arduous struggle, we paid tremendous manpower and material resources to finally win the war, forcing the United States to sign the "Korean Armistice Agreement" and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea came to an end.
However, the end of the war does not mean the arrival of peace, and since the US ** team has been stationed on the Korean Peninsula and is eyeing the enemy, our ** team has never withdrawn. It was not until 1958 that the decision to relocate most of the troops back to the country was made, and the last volunteers returned to the bosom of the motherland in 1994.
On the Korean Peninsula, China's volunteers not only shocked the US military, but also made great contributions to the post-war reconstruction of Korea for five years. After the end of the war, North Korea was devastated, with almost all public facilities destroyed and all kinds of construction projects scrapped.
In anticipation of the Korean people, our volunteers decided to stay behind and build infrastructure for them, help them train their troops, and enhance their self-protection capabilities.
With the support of the Communist Party of China, North Korea made great contributions in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. In return for this friendship, China has made tremendous efforts in the post-war reconstruction of Korea.
Faced with problems such as backward medical equipment and food shortages, China has dispatched a large number of doctors and medical equipment from China, and has also provided dozens of tons of food to help the DPRK people solve their living difficulties.
At the same time, China has also reclaimed farmland and built water conservancy projects for the DPRK, which has greatly improved the living conditions of the DPRK people. It can be said that the miracle of North Korea's economic development is inseparable from China's important role in it, which not only provides first-class equipment, but also provides selfless assistance and help.
In 1958, our volunteers helped the North Korean people rebuild their homeland, in stark contrast to South Korea's economic backwardness. Because of our selfless dedication, in stark contrast to the inaction of the United States in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, the United States was forced to withdraw from the south, and North Korea was no longer threatened.
After seeing that the two major goals were achieved, the volunteers began to withdraw to the country on a large scale. Of course, despite the intervention of the United States and the independent will of our country, the withdrawal of the volunteers to the country in 1958 was also related to Kim Il Sung.
After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China provided a large amount of aid to North Korea mainly for three reasons: first, humanitarian concern, second, gratitude to North Korea for its past assistance, and third, the hope of enhancing China's international image.
However, our assistance has not been fully appreciated by Kim Il Sung and the North Korean side. In fact, as early as the beginning of the war, China and North Korea already had differences.
When the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, Kim Il Sung tried to control the army, but Peng Lao and others resolutely refused to hand over the fate of the volunteers to other countries, which led to Kim Il Sung's resentment with China.
In the end, with the intervention of the Soviet Union, Kim Il Sung relinquished command of our army.
As the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea gradually came to an end, China decided to enter into peace talks with the United States. From China's point of view, not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's economic foundation is weak, and all walks of life urgently need to be revitalized.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with China choosing peace talks. However, for Kim Il Sung, he believed that the volunteers had the advantage and should take this opportunity to help them unify the Korean Peninsula.
Therefore, seeing that China chose peace talks, both Kim Il Sung and North Korea felt "betrayed". But at that time, they were under pressure from the Soviet Union, so they did not express any more opinions.
In the course of the negotiations, China agreed to some of the views of the United States, which made Kim Il Sung and others uneasy. Kim Il Sung even openly stated that he would rather go against the US military on his own without China's help, because he was worried that he would make concessions to the US military in the peace talks.
However, is this really the only option they face? This is not the case. The Korean People's Army did not have the strength to confront the United Nations at that time, and the Soviet Union did not intend to help North Korea after the withdrawal of American troops.
It was not until 1958 that China began to vigorously develop its domestic economy, and China decided to withdraw its troops from the Korean Peninsula, leaving only a special force to guard the Armistice Commission.
Therefore, the decision of Kim Il Sung and others at that time was not the only option, they also had other possible options.
Evacuation of the last seven members of the Chinese Volunteers: In 1958, 100 Chinese volunteers remained on the Korean Peninsula to guard the peace of the Armistice Commission.
As time passed, the situation on the Korean Peninsula gradually stabilized, and in the end, only seven of the 100 fighters remained, and the symbolism went beyond the actual role of guarding.
In 1991, when the U.S. military and the Chinese and North Korean militaries held their last meeting, they brought South Korean representatives with them, which caused dissatisfaction between our country and the DPRK. Because when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, South Korea was not involved.
This move by the United States is undoubtedly a provocation, and in order to express its dissatisfaction, and at the same time, in order to bid farewell to this "Military Armistice Commission" that exists in name only, our country has decided to withdraw the remaining seven volunteers as well.
In December 1994, the volunteers, who carried the last mission, finally successfully completed the mission and returned to the motherland. Although it may seem that our volunteers have not gained anything from being stationed in Korea for five years, in reality this is not the case.
These five years of stationing, like the previous three years of war, have greatly enhanced China's international image and made great contributions to China's acceptance by the world. The three-year War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has made the world realize China's strength, and no country dares to despise us, and we have won decades of peace.
The reconstruction of the five years after the war has made the world feel China's friendliness, and who would not want to accept a friendly country? It can be seen from this that the decision-making of our party leaders is really far-sighted and admirable, which not only helps friends but also helps themselves, which can be said to be a win-win situation.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this wise decision that New China was able to develop rapidly and lay the foundation for today's peace and prosperity.