In the 1950's when China was technologically half a century behind, the PRC fought the USA to a standstill in Korea. No wonder American experts consider China a match for the USA in the 2020's .
Interesting facts about the Korean War: China wasn't even part of the war before the US didn't threaten its own borders. South Korean government was mass killing Korean civilians who don't share their political view, executing thousands of political prisoners and killing many unarmed villagers during the war. The US empire was napalm bombing civilians without even knowing, or caring, who they are murdering. Also, MacArthur wanted to drop nuclear bombs on China. Fortunately, Truman was able to put a leash on his mad dog on time and the tragedy was averted.
with the intention of occupying Taiwan and assisting French army invading South Vietnam, it's almost obvious that US could set these all up(south Korean killing Korean ppl) as an excuse for them to advance US troops into Korean war, later, to serve the ultimate mission of invading China from 3 different directions whenever they are all ready. What possibly could the US not do? they are capable of coming up with any evil plans.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Covert Puppytwo ua-cam.com/video/ViVGj58kt34/v-deo.html 5:14 'S. Korean leadership ordered a massacre of communists in the south and took up to 200 000 lives.' www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03korea.html 'Separately, the commission has also ruled that the South Korean government summarily executed thousands of political prisoners and killed many unarmed villagers during the war...' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_League_massacre 'The Bodo League massacre was a massacre and war crime against communists and suspected sympathizers (many of whom were civilians who had no connection with communism or communists) that occurred in the summer of 1950 during the Korean War. Estimates of the death toll vary. Historians and experts on the Korean War estimate that the full total ranges from at least 60,000-110,000 to 200,000'
The generation of war time had suffered and sacrificed so much. They fought war, lost lives, lost family members, suffered from poverty and famine...We Chinese should never ever forget their suffering and sacrifice.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@@bluskies1000 I'm sure the world would be having endless fear or misery if people like you do not bother to read history exist. Remember that Japan used Korea as a springboard to invade China and commit various war crimes. America is literally doing the same thing. US forces on the border was, and never is, a good thing. America could station nukes in Korea and destroy China into oblivion. Even now, there are US troops in South Korea, imagine if the North was taken, then China would be next to an enemy that it could not contend with at the time. If I recall correctly, the last time there were missiles stationed in an island near America, you nearly started a goddamn nuclear war. Additionally, some Chinese villages near the Yalu river were bombed, and with the enemy right at the doorsteps, any country that is not a lackey of America would do the same thing to protect its sovereignty
My great grandfather was a defector of KMT to PLA soldier. He never regretted because CCP fight for people while KMT was that time trying to save themselves and to please foreign aggressors such as USA.
Crazy to say such a thing, when the CCP went off on their retreat march and left the KMT to fight off the Japanese imperialist invaders BY THEMSELVES for most of the war, only to return and bully the heroes who stood against the demonic IJA off the mainland. And then have the GALL to say they still own the island where their victims fled to. Pure indoctrination. Was the slaughter Cultural Revolution and the Three Pests Campaign "for the people"? Was the polluting of the Chinese people's lungs with coal fired ovens "for the people"? Was the crushing of protestors in T**nanmen (Censored for the communist content filters)? What about the thousands welded into their tofu dreg homes on the eve of covid? When has the CCP fought for their people?
From the Huns, Turks, Arabs... to the United States, China fought with the armies of all the world's most powerful empires (except Rome and Alexandria). All enemies have disappeared. Only China is still here.
@Hussain Salman China is still there all this time, cause the people who made up the country is still there! Their names may change every now and then but it's their own people who made up names to represent themselves
It was a war well fought by the Chinese volunteer army and the North Korean soldiers against the US hegemony. The Korean War caused the US to experiences budget deficit and military spending deficit for the first time.
La Polonia che ha abbandonato il Patto di Varsavia garantisce ancora la linea di demarcazione tra la KOREA del Nord e quella filo americana del Sud? NK ha ricevuto dagli americani 600.000 tonnellate di bombe...ma non si è mai arresa..oggi è ancora punita con embarghi... Perché????
people like you know nothing of the war.. funny how chinese supported the Democratic elected government in 1919 KPG also russia and france supported this KPG Government. and after WW2 Russia occupied and controlled the North pushing for it's style of Government while USA who helped defeat Japanese there tried supporting again a Democratic Government that was voted in by the whole Korean people back in early 1900's and even china supported this acuse USA of starting it and sole agressors. Russia is and was to blame also.. North Korea attacked sth first and started this war to reunify those who did not want comunism.. Now remember KPG was the Democratic Government before WW2 and supported by chinese and russia and now Russia and chinese tries to support a new different government.. Give me a break.
Even as I am glad that the people of South Korea got to enjoy a better life than they would have had under the Kim family, I can and do still respect the common Chinese soldier fighting so bravely in the face of US air and artillery superiority. Not to mention determined American soldiers. The victory at Lake Changjin was in fact a huge win. Naysayers in the West have built a whole narrative that really it was a loss, etc., due to the high number of Chinese casualties. Yet this is a given for any battle between infantry with small arms and an enemy with infantry, tanks, fighters, bombers, land and offshore artillery. The wonder is that those young Chinese soldiers carried the day against such odds.
At the end of the film, a short caption caught my eyes: Mao's son was killed in the war. Mao was the leader of China, he had the power to keep his son at home, but he sent his own son to fight and die for the war he had sent others' sons. Unlike Chicken Hawk Dick Cheney, he orchestrated 9/11 (which was an Inside Job) and sent poor American boys who had volunteered to join the military to earn free college tuitions, and many of those patriotic American boys died or suffered mental illnesses because they were afflicted with moral injuries for killing innocent Muslims.
Chicken Hawk Dick Cheney orchestrated 9/11 (which was an inside job)??? Melody Poor, this American says you can kiss my doogie for making an irresponsible allegation like that. Why.....do you have inside information? Were you even around at that time? How would you have liked it if someone attacked the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, and Tiana men Square and killed 3,000 innocent Chinese civilians?? Would you not be in an uproar and seek to track down the terrorists that conspired that unprovoked attack on your people?? Well, that's exactly how the reaction of Americans felt immediately following that famous 9-11 attack. Seek to find out who the culprits were and set the military in motion to seek out their capture or termination became the objective . Americans were drafted?? Hah, I laugh at your naivete. We Americans were so emotionally upset that many of our young men quit their jobs, stopped their education, left their families to enroll in the military......so that the culprits could be found and then brought to justice or appropriately terminated. And that is exactly what happened when the Al Qaeda training camp was located in Afghanistan. We asked the Afghanistan Taliban government if they would grant the US permission to enter their air space to attack Al Qaeda, but, no, the conservative Taliban government supported the Muslim Fundamentalist Al Qaeda militia and denied permission to the US. But, the US went in to attack them anyway and destroyed their training camp with the assistance of the Northern Alliance militia who opposed both the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Unfortunately, the Al Qaeda leader, Osama Ben Laden, went into hiding and it took the US a good 10 years or more to finally find him in a home in Pakistan where he was finally killed.
No any leader of the whole world will send their only son to a war even for defending their own country. No one before and no one will be, except Mao. He won the respect from all over the world not only inside China.
I don't think Mao would have cared. He left his wife half way through the long march. By the way he was cared throughout the march. While he sent false information to the other group so they walked right into the path of the Japanese or the Chiang si ceks army. At the time he wasn't even high up in the party.
@@terryquarton2523 I am admired your courage to put comments on him. Although you can't even spell the name correctly of Chiang Kai-Shek. The history of the Long march is worth to be researched throughly.
Such humble men. Such super human.I Can’t even begin to imagine what they went through. I’m in awe. I respect you Volunteer Army. Thank you for your great service.
Yes, they were brave men. No doubt and patriotic? Maybe not. You see, Chairman Mao ordered them to go as volunteers. Many of them were captured Nationalist soldiers anyway. They were expendable and, if ordered, who was to refuse? There was no such option as "no, I don't want to kill anymore." No, I need to stay at home to take care of my aged parents and provide food for the family." No, my education should come first and I want to study hard so that I can serve my country adminstratively." You think any of those excuses for not going to war were acceptable? Nope, if ordered to go.....you go !! Besides, China in 1950 had difficulties feeding so many millions of Chinese. If we sacrifice a 30=40 thousand, that's less mouths to feed....besides they were Chiang Kai Shek's troops anyway." And that is why they were sent w/o winter clothing, lack of sufficient ammunition, artillery, tanks, air power.....they had none of that and yet they would be forced to attack in waves of seemingly suicide attacks. Yes, many young Chinese boys died needlessly in a foreign conflict. Ironically, following the cessation of the conflict, there was an exchange of prisoners of war. Approximately, 15 Americans chose to stay and live with the Chinese. On the other hand, approximately 20,000 PLA "volunteers accepted an offer to go live in Taiwan rather than return to their homeland knowing that there might be a possibility of being punished for winning a victory or returning to a life of starvation and a life of political dictatorship.
@@ronquan5382 hey ron quan the CIA dog... don't make up hoax stories like your employer the American anglosaxon mafia Lanciau bin... and I'll tell you what actually happened to my grandparents during the reign of the corrupt and Japanese sycophants, namely the ciang kai sek. .. my grandfather stopped working in the government of ciang kai sek, after my grandmother was raped by the Japanese army and witnessed by ciang kai sek's soldiers (who became Japanese puppets at that time) ... and many of our neighbors in the village had their land taken by corrupt officials ciang Kai Sek... in our village and almost 95% of Chungkuo people supported Mao Tze Tong and volunteered to go to the Korean War to defend the motherland from the invasion of America Si Lan Ciau Bin...
@@ronquan5382 They don't have a choice, but you can't say they are dictatorial, it's a very evil and twisted understanding. If a country fails to demonstrate basic viability, it will eventually suffer more. What was China like under Chiang Kai-shek? What do you think was the real reason why the Japanese massacred millions of people, and now western academics are unwilling to talk seriously about it? In a weak country, people are not considered people, so even suffering is cheap.
@@ronquan5382 I honestly, if it were not for the so-called dictatorship and all kinds of tyranny that happened in China, you would not be here today to care about the living conditions of the young people at that time, just like no one cares about the Indians and Mayans who died at the hands of the colonists. So I hope you can put away these boring hypocrisy and illusions, your freedom and democracy is not much clean. After all, there is no such thing as cleanliness.
So do I. The South Koreans, who protected their land and rose up from poverty to wealth. I am glad America was part of the world that went to help South Korea. I am also glad we were able to free Korea from the Japanese Empire, which is the only reason we were there
My grandpa joined the army when he was a teeny. He was also fought on the battlefield during this war. A bullet almost took his life but luckily it just flew by and scratched his forehead and left a scar. We can only yelled at each other when we’re having a conversation cuz he lost most of his hearing due to the wars too. I remember all the stories my grandpa told me about his army life:) they also have textbooks to study and exams to take :) mathematics, Chinese and even English. My grandpa studied so hard because he worships knowledge. He’s my hero and he’s turning 84 soon. Love u grandpa, I’m so proud of u!!!!
CGTN Documentary channel have this. CMG may need to allot more financial resources for CGTN Documentary to establish foreign language broadcast services - combining human interpretation, the latest in broadcast and social media
This video shows the wrong history. Chinese citizens think they fought against American imperialism through this war. In fact, North Korea attacked South Korea first. China is good at instigating false stories.
As an American myself, I greatly appreciate getting an alternative perspective on this conflict compared to the one we're used to hearing on this side of the globe.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
well said brother, the deep state propaganda machine is trying very hard preventing its people to get a real alternative perspective. Because without it, they are at their mercy for total brainwash control.
@Twelve Houses, yes agree, look at the internal / psychological struggles their leadership had gone through in the weeks leading up to the decision to enter war. They really really didn't want to fight because they were so poor after many years of world war II and civil war, and they were just trying to focus rebuilding their economy, but they had no choice because they felt being threatened. This war could be avoided, and hundreds of thousands of Korean, Chinese and American lives could have been saved, but the politicians and Macarthur's arrogance made this possible.
As an American, I believe the way this war is taught here is pure propaganda. It's the usual "defense against communist aggression" and "promoting freedom and democracy" talk, but they usually leave out the fact that we killed 1/5 of the North Korean people and bombed every single village and city to ruins. We definitely don't learn that the South was also ruled by a dictatorship, or that the South lagged behind the North economically until the 1970s. I'm glad to hear the Chinese perspective on this war for once. I hope there can someday be a peaceful reunification and a neutral and prosperous Korea. As for the US and China, I'm afraid our leadership and Deep State are pushing us towards another war. The talk of Xinjiang genocide seems suspiciously similar to Iraq's nonexistent WMDs, the Nayirah baby incubator testimony, or the Gulf of Tonkin.
I, an 83 year old American, lived through all this history, unaware of Americas evil intentions at the time, thinking and trusting all was well with the whole world, which only consisted of my tiny life at the time, as I aged my knowledge grew. Our arrogant aggression grieves me. I am not proud of our country. To hear our leaders, who have now fallen under the evil spell of aggression, makes me so sad and bitter!
You are so right, Judy. Why do we allow ourselves to be talked into, pressured into, and finally decide to go into conflicts in different parts of the world where our very strong and technologically advanced weapons cause severe destruction, terminate many of the opposing military, and even capture drug cartel bosses from foreign states. Well, using 9-11 as an example, there are those who view the US as a demonic power and thus conspire to destroy all that we represent. There are those who follow a completely different viewpoint to economics and view our capitalistic system as selfishly profit oriented and exploitative, and there are those who view our society with all of its wealth and comforts as a form of evil materialism and in need of being cleansed. Thus, we seek to defend our interests, our aspirations, our institutions and constitution, our independence, our love for freedom, and to protect from others, the American Way.......that is why.
The north attacked the South and than china attacked, what the first president did to the communist was pretty justifiable as communist were just killing everyone, unlike the south who killed those that were communist.
Don't mess with the Chinese.... they have legendary patience.... but once they see a mortal threat to their civilisation...that is when the shit will hit the fan
Nobody threatening. They are paranoid and trying to change things so they always get the biggest piece. Bullies paranoid they will be held accountable for bullying
@@umeshutan6959 "Anglo Saxon". dude, I'm neither of those things. Your concept of America is about 200 years out of date. And another thing. That is such a bizarre racialized view of geopolitics that seems to be WAY too common on the "Pro-CCP" side. Creeps me the fuck out like a Hitler Speech or Tojo talking about the other cultures in Asia in the 1940s. Gives me the heebie jeebies. Please be less ignorant and weird.
@Clara Davidson lol...it's dprk that attack rok... Idiot. After in brink of rok defeat, america came and help rok push dprk back. And after they manage push dprk back to 38 pararel, america intend to attack dprk with meaning to wipe it out. After america near conquered korean peninsula, pla crossed dprk border to help dprk push back america. And they succeed push them back to 38 pararel...idiot...go back to learn history... Wait didn't wiki also said that too? Are wiki lie too? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
This video shows the wrong history. Chinese citizens think they fought against American imperialism through this war. In fact, North Korea attacked South Korea first. China is good at instigating false stories.
@Clara Davidson oh yeah, america didn't intend... Don't think so high about your nation. There is no good nation in this world clara. Every nation has it dark history. Included america. Wake up... Lol twisted korean history you learn there clara... Korean war begin when dprk under kim il sung suddenly crossing 38 paralel and attack south korean. China involvement in this war happen when dprk already pushed far to china korea border at yalu river.
@@peachmousse they didn't care about korean civil. Lol. What china afraid is america will attack china after dprk fall... They have right to afraid of it since america relation with prc didn't good at that time. With america mobilize they navy to taiwan, in china eyes america look like they will attack china from taiwan strait and from korea peninsula if dprk fall... What wrong here is they said taiwan should return to china according 1948 kairo declaration. The truth is taiwan should be returned to ROC if you want follow 1948 kairo declaration
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
Mao set 0.1 billion tombstones of the chinese people who against him. He slaughter them in Tiananmen Square incident/massacre. And China did invaded South Korea and help North Korea to make them fascism/communism country like China and NK. History and the truth doesn't change even china's government pours tens of thousands gold bar. They were invaders in korean wars and they tried to occupy SK's territory. Still Chinese people can't use google. And this is what dictatorship do. All documents about Korean war is still remain in both SK and US and Russia. Good attempt, but only chinese who can't use google could be deceived by this chip video.
@Clara Davidson I'm one of the many chinese that will absolutely agree with you, that goddamned ccp not only causing great suffering to the people of north korea, they also helping khmer rouge to execute "year zero" which eventually murdered nearly 2 million of innocent cambodian.
@Clara Davidson I am Hongkonger. HK is now Freeing from western greedy bankers' dirty hands, thx to National Security Law. We are heading towards the prosperity like Macao! (Don't know what & where it is? do some homework!) Don' t want your toxic "demoncrazy" messing up the world; and now even poisoning US itself!
@@tjanders If it is told from the Chinese perspective, it must be propaganda, regardless whether it is true or not; if it is told from the West's perspective, then it must be objective, honest, fair, intelligent, inspiring , regardless whether it is true or not. Pathetic.
Yes, as a Canadian we here also don't really give the Korean war campaign and how it strated its just due! I'm so sorry for the United States of America's citizenry who do not have the respect to the Korean people and the Peoples Republic of China's citizens to remember what the US and its United Nations-led forces did to the people's of Korea and China!
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Covert Puppytwo You need to recall American history, how they treat indigenous Americans and black people and Asian workers, then you will have a real understanding of suppression and human rights crimes.
@Belisaurius 533 It was no stalemate. The Chinese with a rag tag army beat the Americans. Oh you mean Communists like the ones who eat babies. Yes the rest of the world should imitate what America has become. A country where a tiny group of oligarchs have the political and economic power who live in gated communities outside of which is a world with crumbling infrastructure, mind boggling poverty, legions of homeless people and crime.
@@Herman47 nice! Exactly. Their minds and judgment are clouded. We should've taken the gloves off and took care of China back then just like General Douglas wanted to do🇺🇸🇺🇸
All the Chinese people fought only to defend their motherland while the Americans fought just for their politicians ambition, I feel sad about this fact.
So then why did China invade Tibet in 1959? or invade India in 1962? or Invade Vietnam in 1979? truth is, China is always invading countries, and threatening to invade Taiwan is a terrible look that just makes them seem awful
@@TheTranceCartel You should read the ancient history of Tibet, China never invaded Tibet because Tibet is originally and historically parts of China, don't read the western anti china's history books, they wrote the opposite. China invaded Vietnam? You're wrong, China only teaches lessons to Vietnam fot not to occupied Cambodia at that time at the USA permission, remember Deng Xiao Ping visited Washington before sending troops to Vietnam? But China retreat after a weekly fought. China try to invade Taiwan? You are more misleading, Taiwan is just a province of China even USA and UN admit it, and USA and UN only urge China to use a negotiation ways to unite that province not by the hard forces, but Taiwan separatists do not accept so China is considering to use hard forces, that's not invading because its still the China territory/land.
@@akhunsuryanto welcome to the 21st century where Tibet is Tibet and Taiwan is Taiwan, China is just a bully like the US with barely any regard for human life. China did invade Vietnam, just as the US bombed Cambodia into the 3rd world go read some information from a free country
One quick note, KMT took ALL the gold from mainland China to Taiwan before they left the mainland China. That's also part of the reason why the living condition was so bad at that time.
@Clara Davidson just go find another hobbies... Your history are twisted one. Most chinese desendant hear they history for they grandfather who are experience that war or experience that situation...lol. No one want hear your twisted history... Get laid...
@Sean Kamran Rowshandel Sean have you been to china personally and see with YOUR OWN EYES what a far, far superior world china is to the US !!!!!!!!!!! International polling agencies report that 80% of Chinese people have trust in their government....no country in the west even comes close. I am moving to Nanjing and I would be glad to have you as a guest in my house; really. 039-3466544944
This is my first introduction to Zhōngguós WW2 military history, thank you for providing a alternative and a different perspective! very appreciated :)
Mao set 0.1 billion tombstones of the chinese people who against him. He slaughter them in Tiananmen Square incident/massacre. And China did invaded South Korea and help North Korea to make them fascism/communism country like China and NK. History and the truth doesn't change even china's government pours tens of thousands gold bar. They were invaders in korean wars and they tried to occupy SK's territory. Still Chinese people can't use google. And this is what dictatorship do.
Someone wished to end the war before that year's Christmas and most soldiers could return home to celebrate Christmas with their families. However they ended up spent 3 Christmas there with unforgettable nightmares in their minds. Lesson learned in the hard way, never mess up with the Chinese people.
@michael boultinghouse But the American lost face and went around whitewashing it and suffered collective amnesia but the agony of defeat is a very long lingering smell though. Failure don't wash off easily and nor do the world forget
Ha ha, you lost hordes of young people, driven to their deaths forced to attack The United Nations peacekeeping force policing the North Korean nasty mean aggressors. We pitied the Chinese troops, though they attacked us without any provocation, just out of meanness. We were allies through the 30's and 40's against Japan, then China attacks in cold blood.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Belisaurius 533 china could not fight a costal war in the south that why stop at 38th parallel. UN army need time to fight inland battle but not at costal.
@Clara Davidson Look, we don’t need to go there by twisting the truth. Obviously we did not go to the same history class so just continue to believe what you want to believe and let us be us. The truth is you can’t change nothing so why bother.
@Clara Davidsoninvasion？illegal war？ my dear friend，before korean war finally started，there were more than 400 conflicts between NK and SK，sorry，the only difference is NK did not wish to play this endless game with noob SK，they wanted to finish all of this，frankly speaking，even SK was preparing for marching north，so ，yes，ofc it was a civil war
Mao's "counter-revolutionary" activities of the Cultural Revolution and the coercive violence of the Great Leap Forward caused maybe the bloodiest moment in Chinese history. Mao never valued the lives of the Chinese people and his actions prove this repeatedly.
@michael boultinghouse Communists understand that we cannot achieve a world with high human development unless we develop together. The west, by keeping the world poor, this might help them remain on top, but also slows down their own growth. China has a policy of win-win cooperation. Not everything is about debt and money. Sometimes it is just about helping your fellow human being so you can all prosper in the long run.
Antonio Will Z ...the PLA Chinese soldiers knew that if they should fall then their fellow brothers would take their places and fight on until victory was at hand.
The PLA achieved nothing and Stalin was reluctant to provide support throughout the war. Truman betrayed the people of China to the CCP by not supporting the KMT in retaking the Mainland.
It is said that every story has two sides. Its great to finally hear the other side in a documentary format. Thank you CGTN! I would LOVE to hear China's version of US American history. That would be very insightful.
The poor chinese.. so misunderstood as even today they expand their bullying foreign policy expanding in Asia and the surrounding waters to the extent of eventually causing ww3
China's version of Us HISTORY would typical communist propaganda. No free internet in China because of communist pigs. No talking about the concentration camps of Uigurs or the harvesting of organs from prisoners......sick government the chinese communist party.
@ Stuart Bacha still blaming Communism and CCP? What about massacre of american natives, black slave, Chinese railroad worker? Hawaii, Puerto Rico? California? Oregon? CCP propaganda too? Shameless american tho.
@Stuart Bacha Have you heard of USA building stupid walls, dropping bombs on weddings wiping communities in the middle east, ordering the army and tanks at BLM, using slavery to build the country, installing racist statues with war leaders losers who lost the war, most jailed per capita in the world, most obeyed, etc. All in the USA! USA is best at dissing up other countries instead of fixing its problems.
The western media does little to promote understanding of the Korean War to its western audiences to such extent most westerners view DPRK and China and Russia as the culprits of the Korean War. The military actions of the US with the UN caused immerse destruction and death to large area of Korea and million of lives.
Great gratitude for those chinese heroes who lost their thier heroic life for fighting against the fascist and cruel enemy. Wish their soul rest in peace
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
47:43 - The music piece when the brutal fighting started with contrasts of fire power vs. human spirit is excellent and inspirational! Great work, CGTN.
@michael boultinghouse Can you distinguish clearly between the Qing Dynasty and Communist China ? Deng Xiaoping told Thatcher that if he was willing, he would take over Hong Kong in the afternoon. All Thatcher could do was to ensure that Hong Kong was returned to China on time. In addition, did you know that even the corrupt and incompetent Nationalist government can hold down 70% of the Japanese army? Without the Chinese battlefield, do you know how many Japanese troops the US military will face? Now your Chinese dad is back, enjoy the pain you idiot.
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@@ahavatar425 so true ! as are numbered for all of us....the grim reaper which just yesterday seemed a vague figure in the horizon, appears more focused with each passing second....TICK TOCK-TICK TOCK-TICK TOCK !
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO I don't subscribe to your pessimism, that sounds Communist to me... the FREE world is not a Chinese Detention Camp... the free SOULFUL world will overturn and override the obnoxious attempt by the CCP to annihilate humanity... LIFE will prevail...
My friend, I would recommend some meditation...some calm...tranquility....only there, away from our self can we now the truth...truth is often something we fight with clenched teeth...indeed it is te clench teeth that is a warning that we refuse the light of reason and truth !
I always find it laughable with the Anglo-Saxon Imperialist Aggressors refer to themselves and their running dogs as "the UN forces," or "the International Community."
@@davisoneill dumbass the allies were fighting Japan . You gonna tell me USSR is guilty as well then since they did the same no ? Korean War was started by North Korea . End of story. Find a better example to blame west , like Vietnam war or Iraq war not Korea
@Esphaeras Praestans Yeah, like Saddam Husssen has WMD and about to launch with his aluminum tubes. Suppose that wasn't America's perspective huh? So, what about "wishful thinking" again?
The Korean War and the Vietnam War show that with better weapons used against the Chinese and Vietnamese.USA was not and unable to fight these wars any better and lost both these war very badly and had to retreat.Take these wars as a good lesson and don't think with better military equipment that us thinks they now have.any military adventure may have the same devastating failure.
there are too many reason and flaw that render USA lost, few are: 1. they had wrong/bad intention to start the war. 2. they are prideful force/troop after won over Japan. 3. troops are too dependable on their equipments/tech. 4. they belittle/underestimated their adversary. 5. no preparation for a prolonging/dragging war situation.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Derius Li The world knows that their troops are no. 1 coward. Hiding from allies to fight in the war front and depend much on their high tech weapons. Real warriors fight face to face and one on one. That is why they never won a major war on its own.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO China can keep their honor knowing the thrashing they gave the UN at Chosin and the Yalu. Largest U.S. retreat since Bull Run in the American Civil War.
@47:00, “ The soldiers were mostly young and uneducated….” But they have the tenacity, the perseverance, the courage, the stoicism, the optimism, resourcefulness, and commitment to defend the Motherland in time of need. They pushed back GI Joe from the Yalu to Seoul; caused the greatest, longest retreat in US military history, and of course, the “Bug Out.”
Back then they have tanks, aircraft carriers, nukes and several other nations supporting them to fight against this poorest country in the world which have nothing but a fighting spirit.
@@호이팬 I feel good when people like you are brainwashed to believe China is weak and doing everything wrong. So they are wasting their time on studying their distorted images of China when we are building our country and the world. Meanwhile, I feel bad when we as mankind are losing people who have an independent brain.
@@yunliu8448 Well, brainwashed people like you believe that the USA and other Western Countries are evil and greedy, but the truth is that China is the worst country in the world which is now trying to colonize weak nations like Maldives, Pakistan and Tanzania economically. China is even cruel to its own people. Right now about 200000 innocent Uighur people are kept in captivity in concentration camps. Numerous people died out in Tiananmen and Hongkong just because they insisted China must become a democratic nation.
Thank you for CGTN releasing this documentary to raise human conscience about war. It makes me humble and proud at the same time about the Chinese soldier who pushed the cannon wagon up a slope " Barefooted ".
Thank you CGTN for your documentary. My prayer, for the sake of humanity, is that China, United States, Korea, Taiwan figure out how to live together in peace and harmony.
There is no significant connection between that CCP don't believe in any religion or not with that traditional culture and myth are existed in China. Divinities have been not superior to human, for so many years, in Chinese history. God menas the lord of sky in Chinese language.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright 1 second ago I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
it's good to see CGTN doing these type of documentary. We need to hear/see from both sides. Growing up in the US, our history classes are bias. Since day one, we have been conditioned to hate Russia and China. Honest educators/policitians will quickly get isolated and ridicule.
Good that CTGN produced these documentary to shows the actual facts leading to the Korea war in 1950. If only the PLA are as well equip as they are now, maybe the thousand of lives of these volunteers could be saved. The overwhelming military might of the US forces shows how venerable the PLA volunteer force are fighting against a far superior, well equipped and powerful US force at that time. China building of her military forces is a far sighted vision of the PRC to safe guard itself against Western and ill-intent forces of creating problems in Asia. With the present LDP in Japan intention on amending Japan’s post-war constitution, it is potentially dangerous for the region. It would expand Japan role of military offensive behaviour in the future.
I would view the election of the highest level official (typical of democratic system) as the weak spot to foreign interference. Perhaps the very reason why the US and the west like to promote democracy everywhere. True Democracy hardly ever existed anyway, if any. Hence, an alternative system that is just and be able to prevent foreign interference can be very interesting.
"Paper Tiger" was very correct and not very smart in underestimating an opponent. The Chinese and North Korea were willing to fight to the death of every last soldier and citizen of their countries. The u.s., South Korea and the u.n., not so much. And this would also prove true regarding the u.s. in the Vietnam war.
@@thisiskevin1000 Soviets didn't assist much ....3 billion dollers were paid back and most of the help that China got was through the supply of archaic rifle and the artillery were old ones .If China had the state of the earth weapons at that time US would not be there in South Korea.China was helping Vietnam and until the end of the war it's assistance to Vietnam was around 3 trillion dollers in arms and ammunitions .China shot down 1900+ us aircraft and send 500000+ in Vietnam war combine with 10000+ doctors and nurses to treat Vietnamese and 100000 engineers to built rail tract connecting north-south and china .It's because of China's selfless help for their sino-confucious brother countries that they help in winning the war in Korea and Vietnam.No one knows this but now the Vietnamese forgot everything .
No body wants to fight in any war, fella....maybe you are too young to know that. Killing other young men nor having your own friends killed....none of that is fun. I am sure that your PLA volunteers were not looking forward to dying on an battlefield ....of never seeing their parents or wives again. But, they had no choice because Chairman Mao, who loves for a "peoples liberation" to take place everywhere in the world..........decided that they would cross the border into North Korea and, hopefully, chase the US and UN forces out of South Korea and unify the communist dictatorship of Kim Ill Sung. Well, the US and the UN were not going to let that happen. They were not interested in a military conflict but, if the North Koreans and the Chinese PLA wanted to start something, then "let's get it on".....was the cry of the defenders.
Feel very thankful for those older generations gave our young generations peaces and victory for creating our country nowadays. Those generations i never forget about your contribution for our country🇨🇳
Japanese imperialism ushered in Western imperialism into The Orient. Unfortunately Korea and Taiwan haven't returned to their former selves and reunite, return to the way they were. Vietnam has been able to do so.
@Clara Davidson Shame on yourself. Who is advocate COMMUNIST PARTY. I just take according to basic facts. CCP has already been completely different from the one before. Do you see which CP can develope the capital economy ？
All province of people republic of china also request government to resist U.S. aggression and aid korea(DPRK of north), there are some who write muslim arabic word must be in xinjiang...
@Clara Davidson usa are the first illegal to interfere Korean peninsula unification, also illegal across into chinese village in yalu river which usa airship drop bomb on chinese village.
@Clara Davidson lmao china never assisted nk, soviet did. China have no reason to fight in the war. And nk invade sk to unify korea to one korea like it was supposed to.
This English version of the documentary is very short, it mainly focused on why we got involved. It cut out all of those heroes stories. I can understand why. When I was watching the Chinese version, cried every episodes, all those suffering made me heartbroken but felt very proud of them at the same time. In this English version, it didn’t have those content. It’s like you only talking about your deep pain to your closest family members, because to outsiders, they don’t really care nor their sympathy really matters to you.
no, just because they are revisionist betrayed communism so they fear Imperialist and don't dare openly hug the history from 1949 to 1976. Those heroes fought for Socialism and communism.
I'm sorry for them, so many sent to suffer in a unjust cause. We thought the Chinese Communists were uncaring about humanity, even their own people, sending them to invade another country in winter, wearing sneakers. I guess it worked, a lot of guys were surprised and murdered while asleep, thinking the war all but over. You guys were able to make that war go on for years, so that many many died, or had their lives ruined. Think what Korea would be like today, if not for China.
It is unnecessary to translate the chinese version because the west doesn't care as they will deem it as Chinese propaganda even in the English version. Only a Chinese will know regardless whether the Chinese are mainlanders or oversea Chinese (like myself).
Only the nuclear blackmail of the madman is left. The United States has 20 times as many nuclear weapons as China. China needs to further strengthen its nuclear deterrence and maintain global strategic balance
@michael boultinghouse That's a very bad comparison and a bad argument. You should have said: The communist party only publish what they want to be published. Therefore, that 90% patriotism in China is what the Communist party wants the people to see.
@@chenjun9453 thats only because China has a one party system, that actively suppresses any one who dares question them, so your statement is very much a moot point.
i've learned now WHY China involved in Korean war. western medias do not talk about why Korean war started, only talked about liberalized communist to take over Korea peninsula. good to know certain events of history but also extremely painful.
This documentary is one of the best, most informative, revolations of the Korean War that I have seen. It definitely brought a lot of new facts to my attention.
It is people that win wars not weapons, I truly believe that. If it was fancy weapons that win wars, the U.S. could have won in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
The Great Mao that man was a genius I understand why u Chinese are really proud of him. U r great people don't ever give up on what's ur right, fight for it. It feel great to have another view at the history, not those one sided racist thug story where they're always victorious.
@@garrystone561 tell where u from and ur skin color and we do the comparison based on fact and history bunch of killer There's no contry, race and tribe in the History of the world that have killed, rape, enslaved humans being more than u supremacist mass murder.
@Pooh Xijin Ok, so what? I care about North Korea as much as Americans care about muslims in the Middle East. As long as whatever fatass in NK can keep the Americans out of North Korea, I'm 100% for it.
I don't disagree with the bulk of this documentary but you should also watch or read accounts from other sources that aren't funded by Beijing. Some things were left out or are biased and perhaps a bit was embellished but the same will be true of many other sources.
"If the United States with its planes plus the A-bomb is to launch a war of aggression against China, then China with its millet plus rifles is sure to emerge the victor. The people of the whole world will support us." -- Mao
@@amihart9269 Why in the world would the USA invade China, after fighting the Japanese Empire as China's ally? We are not like you and Russia. This so silly. And everybody had air forces, China was building and sending in MiGs. Your pilots were not so good. When we first went to help Korea MiGs controlled the air, and whoever owned those planes had 10 times more planes than we had. Our pilots had to fight a tremendous air battle in early days of Korean war, simply to get off the ground, while we got old WW2 planes out of storage and working again. We did have good pilots.
I have never think soo much after any documentary like I did after watching this.. It 04:26 am 🇬🇭🇨🇳❤️ here already started watching it 2:58. Now I must say with fact there is something beneath the western ideology that isn't common something really Dark.
I remember the commander said to soldiers that will go into Korea. " duty of protect the country and home on our shoulders, war means there are death, who will die, it is us to die, comerades, are you feared?" soldiers said," no!"
,,,,,,,the soldiers said......"No, we fear not .....but, why do we have to go? We want to stay and care for our parents because they are old and hungry, our wives and children because they are our love ones and we need to provide for them, and our villages because it is men who work the fields, grow the crops, feed the animals, and pick the harvest. If we are not there, who will do it?"
@michael boultinghouse off course they had and remember the reason japan surrendered was not because of the atomic bombs but the fear that ussr would invade of which they did
Mao Zedong's family sacrificed a total of six people in the war, and his sister was arrested and killed at the age of 24. His wife was 29 when she was killed. His two younger brothers, one was 30 years old when he was killed, and the other was 47 years old when he was killed. The son of Mao Zedong's dead brother was 19 years old when he was killed. The last one is Mao Zedong's son, who died of American bombing in the Korean War at the age of 28. This is history that you people who hate Red China will never mention.
many know about it. still also many think that in the grand scheme it is "okay" in comparison. Actually ive learned this all the way back in "middle school" here in germany.
@@semiramisubw4864 Of course, your propaganda tools must smear that time and deny his achievements, and so far your media and schools have propagated vilifying and negating China in the same way - "China's XXX has achieved success, but at what cost?" The true history of China is not important to you, you will always look forward to the failure and darkness of China, because you want to prove that your choice is right. Too bad China can't answer your expectations.
I had always thought i was well informed on Chinese military war history , but i had to admit, China reluctance entry to the Korea war had been a blind spot for me....Thank you, CGTN for the updates...Much appreciated!!
China had no option but to stand up against oppressive aggression. So inspired by Chinese nation and what it has achieved in a relatively short period of time. Wishing them double health, wealth and happiness! China’s rise would lessen the western oppression in the world. I know for many westerners and those ignorantly brainwashed this would be troublingly blunt assessment but life is short speak your mind!!
Mao's own son was killed in the Korean war! There was an untold amount of young Chinese who wanted nothing more than to go fight the aggressor American during the Korean war. It's very difficult to win a fight with someone on their own turf, but the Americans don't seem to learn from their mistakes. A hard head makes a soft behind.
With it's limited capacity, capability and equipments China able to show it's determination to counter US aggression ... Now China is in a better position, stronger with it's military on par with the aggressor, infact some of them even better, never again US imperialist tries China sovereignty otherwise US will get a hard lesson like Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... Proud with China's bravery & development, other nations should stand up against western aggressors
US regime is better change his arrogant attitude, stop bullying other countriess, stop interfering internal affairs of other countriess, stop instigating conflicts, stop funding or destabilizing other nations and fueling regime change everywhere, stop persuading it's allies to go along for destruction and killing everywhere!!!
@@Herman47 absolutely Herman, only evil jealous western alliance oppose it, cause they are used to use weapons and wars to stay on top of the food chain
In the 1950's when China was technologically half a century behind, the PRC fought the USA to a standstill in Korea. No wonder American experts consider China a match for the USA in the 2020's .
BALONEY....CHINA GOT ITS ASS KICKED
China paper tiger...got their ass kicked by india lately
@@stewartbeche686 india still uses ak 47s
Lol what experts?
@@AirborneAnt RAND Corp[another name for CIA] & a Congressional investigation of experts chosen by anti -China GOP among other reports.
Interesting facts about the Korean War:
China wasn't even part of the war before the US didn't threaten its own borders. South Korean government was mass killing Korean civilians who don't share their political view, executing thousands of political prisoners and killing many unarmed villagers during the war. The US empire was napalm bombing civilians without even knowing, or caring, who they are murdering. Also, MacArthur wanted to drop nuclear bombs on China. Fortunately, Truman was able to put a leash on his mad dog on time and the tragedy was averted.
with the intention of occupying Taiwan and assisting French army invading South Vietnam, it's almost obvious that US could set these all up(south Korean killing Korean ppl) as an excuse for them to advance US troops into Korean war, later, to serve the ultimate mission of invading China from 3 different directions whenever they are all ready. What possibly could the US not do? they are capable of coming up with any evil plans.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
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@Covert Puppytwo ua-cam.com/video/ViVGj58kt34/v-deo.html
5:14 'S. Korean leadership ordered a massacre of communists in the south and took up to 200 000 lives.'
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03korea.html
'Separately, the commission has also ruled that the South Korean government summarily executed thousands of political prisoners and killed many unarmed villagers during the war...'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_League_massacre
'The Bodo League massacre was a massacre and war crime against communists and suspected sympathizers (many of whom were civilians who had no connection with communism or communists) that occurred in the summer of 1950 during the Korean War. Estimates of the death toll vary. Historians and experts on the Korean War estimate that the full total ranges from at least 60,000-110,000 to 200,000'
@Covert Puppytwo Interesting way to acknowledge that I'm correct as usual. A bit too many words, but still :)
The generation of war time had suffered and sacrificed so much. They fought war, lost lives, lost family members, suffered from poverty and famine...We Chinese should never ever forget their suffering and sacrifice.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
Look what the Chinese did to Korea, endless misery in NK, and endless fear in SK.
Yes in the great leap forward chairmsn Mao allowed 14 million to starve to death. Much suffering....not by America but by communist china
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO chinas petty warlords allowed Western nations to trade....they are to blame
@@bluskies1000 I'm sure the world would be having endless fear or misery if people like you do not bother to read history exist. Remember that Japan used Korea as a springboard to invade China and commit various war crimes. America is literally doing the same thing. US forces on the border was, and never is, a good thing. America could station nukes in Korea and destroy China into oblivion. Even now, there are US troops in South Korea, imagine if the North was taken, then China would be next to an enemy that it could not contend with at the time. If I recall correctly, the last time there were missiles stationed in an island near America, you nearly started a goddamn nuclear war. Additionally, some Chinese villages near the Yalu river were bombed, and with the enemy right at the doorsteps, any country that is not a lackey of America would do the same thing to protect its sovereignty
My great grandfather was a defector of KMT to PLA soldier. He never regretted because CCP fight for people while KMT was that time trying to save themselves and to please foreign aggressors such as USA.
KMT and Taiwan at this time was a military dictatorship anyways
So as Zelansky now
@Titus Tiger The world according to my view. Thanks 🙏
Crazy to say such a thing, when the CCP went off on their retreat march and left the KMT to fight off the Japanese imperialist invaders BY THEMSELVES for most of the war, only to return and bully the heroes who stood against the demonic IJA off the mainland. And then have the GALL to say they still own the island where their victims fled to. Pure indoctrination. Was the slaughter Cultural Revolution and the Three Pests Campaign "for the people"? Was the polluting of the Chinese people's lungs with coal fired ovens "for the people"? Was the crushing of protestors in T**nanmen (Censored for the communist content filters)? What about the thousands welded into their tofu dreg homes on the eve of covid? When has the CCP fought for their people?
Who challenged a Superpower THEN, has become a Super power NOW.
Jiayou, Zhonguo. Love from Kathmandu, Niebora
The past superpower brought tons of junks from nosuperpower then and now the nosuperpower's economy is the seocnd largest economy in the world.
For most of human history
From the Huns, Turks, Arabs... to the United States, China fought with the armies of all the world's most powerful empires (except Rome and Alexandria). All enemies have disappeared. Only China is still here.
Much respect from this American
China as you described is not there. And that is the way of life on earth. Success does not require boastful statements.
@@hussainsalman1268
He is stating facts and you are overwhelmed by an inferiority complex.
Actually that's pretty true 😂 holy crap
@Hussain Salman
China is still there all this time, cause the people who made up the country is still there! Their names may change every now and then but it's their own people who made up names to represent themselves
It was a war well fought by the Chinese volunteer army and the North Korean soldiers against the US hegemony. The Korean War caused the US to experiences budget deficit and military spending deficit for the first time.
Chinese "volunteers"army was an artifice.
@@tjanders you know it all? Go fight Chinese if you hate them so much
La Polonia che ha abbandonato il Patto di Varsavia garantisce ancora la linea di demarcazione tra la KOREA del Nord e quella filo americana del Sud? NK ha ricevuto dagli americani 600.000 tonnellate di bombe...ma non si è mai arresa..oggi è ancora punita con embarghi... Perché????
people like you know nothing of the war.. funny how chinese supported the Democratic elected government in 1919 KPG also russia and france supported this KPG Government. and after WW2 Russia occupied and controlled the North pushing for it's style of Government while USA who helped defeat Japanese there tried supporting again a Democratic Government that was voted in by the whole Korean people back in early 1900's and even china supported this acuse USA of starting it and sole agressors.
Russia is and was to blame also.. North Korea attacked sth first and started this war to reunify those who did not want comunism..
Now remember KPG was the Democratic Government before WW2 and supported by chinese and russia and now Russia and chinese tries to support a new different government..
Give me a break.
It wasn't just fighting against the imperialist US & it's puppet S. Korea, but also against the US led UN forces.
With such odds I am so touched by their bravery, I can only ever respect the Peoples Volunteer Army even more.
Even as I am glad that the people of South Korea got to enjoy a better life than they would have had under the Kim family, I can and do still respect the common Chinese soldier fighting so bravely in the face of US air and artillery superiority. Not to mention determined American soldiers.
The victory at Lake Changjin was in fact a huge win. Naysayers in the West have built a whole narrative that really it was a loss, etc., due to the high number of Chinese casualties. Yet this is a given for any battle between infantry with small arms and an enemy with infantry, tanks, fighters, bombers, land and offshore artillery. The wonder is that those young Chinese soldiers carried the day against such odds.
Yes I'm sure the millions of starved north Koreans are truly grateful for ccp imperialists
At the end of the film, a short caption caught my eyes: Mao's son was killed in the war. Mao was the leader of China, he had the power to keep his son at home, but he sent his own son to fight and die for the war he had sent others' sons. Unlike Chicken Hawk Dick Cheney, he orchestrated 9/11 (which was an Inside Job) and sent poor American boys who had volunteered to join the military to earn free college tuitions, and many of those patriotic American boys died or suffered mental illnesses because they were afflicted with moral injuries for killing innocent Muslims.
The reference was at 49:53. 👁
Chicken Hawk Dick Cheney orchestrated 9/11 (which was an inside job)??? Melody Poor, this American says you can kiss my doogie for making an irresponsible allegation like that. Why.....do you have inside information? Were you even around at that time? How would you have liked it if someone attacked the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, and Tiana men Square and killed 3,000 innocent Chinese civilians?? Would you not be in an uproar and seek to track down the terrorists that conspired that unprovoked attack on your people?? Well, that's exactly how the reaction of Americans felt immediately following that famous 9-11 attack.
Seek to find out who the culprits were and set the military in motion to seek out their capture or termination became the objective . Americans were drafted?? Hah, I laugh at your naivete. We Americans were so emotionally upset that many of our young men quit their jobs, stopped their education, left their families to enroll in the military......so that the culprits could be found and then brought to justice or appropriately terminated. And that is exactly what happened when the Al Qaeda training camp was located in Afghanistan. We asked the Afghanistan Taliban government if they would grant the US permission to enter their air space to attack Al Qaeda, but, no, the conservative Taliban government supported the Muslim Fundamentalist Al Qaeda militia and denied permission to the US. But, the US went in to attack them anyway and destroyed their training camp with the assistance of the Northern Alliance militia who opposed both the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Unfortunately, the Al Qaeda leader, Osama Ben Laden, went into hiding and it took the US a good 10 years or more to finally find him in a home in Pakistan where he was finally killed.
No any leader of the whole world will send their only son to a war even for defending their own country.
No one before and no one will be, except Mao.
He won the respect from all over the world not only inside China.
I don't think Mao would have cared. He left his wife half way through the long march. By the way he was cared throughout the march.
While he sent false information to the other group so they walked right into the path of the Japanese or the Chiang si ceks army.
At the time he wasn't even high up in the party.
@@terryquarton2523 I am admired your courage to put comments on him.
Although you can't even spell the name correctly of Chiang Kai-Shek.
The history of the Long march is worth to be researched throughly.
Such humble men. Such super human.I Can’t even begin to imagine what they went through. I’m in awe. I respect you Volunteer Army. Thank you for your great service.
Yes the UN forces responded with honour and bravely . Well done you defenders of freedom from totalitarian extremism of the communists !!!
Yes, they were brave men. No doubt and patriotic? Maybe not. You see, Chairman Mao ordered them to go as volunteers. Many of them were captured Nationalist soldiers anyway. They were expendable and, if ordered, who was to refuse? There was no such option as "no, I don't want to kill anymore." No, I need to stay at home to take care of my aged parents and provide food for the family." No, my education should come first and I want to study hard so that I can serve my country adminstratively." You think any of those excuses for not going to war were acceptable? Nope, if ordered to go.....you go !! Besides, China in 1950 had difficulties feeding so many millions of Chinese. If we sacrifice a 30=40 thousand, that's less mouths to feed....besides they were Chiang Kai Shek's troops anyway." And that is why they were sent w/o winter clothing, lack of sufficient ammunition, artillery, tanks, air power.....they had none of that and yet they would be forced to attack in waves of seemingly suicide attacks. Yes, many young Chinese boys died needlessly in a foreign conflict. Ironically, following the cessation of the conflict, there was an exchange of prisoners of war. Approximately, 15 Americans chose to stay and live with the Chinese. On the other hand, approximately 20,000 PLA "volunteers accepted an offer to go live in Taiwan rather than return to their homeland knowing that there might be a possibility of being punished for winning a victory or returning to a life of starvation and a life of political dictatorship.
@@ronquan5382 hey ron quan the CIA dog... don't make up hoax stories like your employer the American anglosaxon mafia Lanciau bin... and I'll tell you what actually happened to my grandparents during the reign of the corrupt and Japanese sycophants, namely the ciang kai sek. .. my grandfather stopped working in the government of ciang kai sek, after my grandmother was raped by the Japanese army and witnessed by ciang kai sek's soldiers (who became Japanese puppets at that time) ... and many of our neighbors in the village had their land taken by corrupt officials ciang Kai Sek... in our village and almost 95% of Chungkuo people supported Mao Tze Tong and volunteered to go to the Korean War to defend the motherland from the invasion of America Si Lan Ciau Bin...
@@ronquan5382 They don't have a choice, but you can't say they are dictatorial, it's a very evil and twisted understanding. If a country fails to demonstrate basic viability, it will eventually suffer more. What was China like under Chiang Kai-shek? What do you think was the real reason why the Japanese massacred millions of people, and now western academics are unwilling to talk seriously about it? In a weak country, people are not considered people, so even suffering is cheap.
@@ronquan5382 I honestly, if it were not for the so-called dictatorship and all kinds of tyranny that happened in China, you would not be here today to care about the living conditions of the young people at that time, just like no one cares about the Indians and Mayans who died at the hands of the colonists. So I hope you can put away these boring hypocrisy and illusions, your freedom and democracy is not much clean. After all, there is no such thing as cleanliness.
I commend their honour at protecting their motherland and trying to raise their country from poverty and the ravages of past wars and humiliations...
So do I. The South Koreans, who protected their land and rose up from poverty to wealth. I am glad America was part of the world that went to help South Korea. I am also glad we were able to free Korea from the Japanese Empire, which is the only reason we were there
You mean the Koreans?
@@bluskies1000 it was just the US and CCCP devided Korea into 2 country for their own interst.
typical imperialism.
@@bluskies1000 T
It wasn't just fighting against the imperialist US & it's puppet S. Korea, but also against the US led UN forces.
My grandpa joined the army when he was a teeny. He was also fought on the battlefield during this war. A bullet almost took his life but luckily it just flew by and scratched his forehead and left a scar. We can only yelled at each other when we’re having a conversation cuz he lost most of his hearing due to the wars too. I remember all the stories my grandpa told me about his army life:) they also have textbooks to study and exams to take :) mathematics, Chinese and even English. My grandpa studied so hard because he worships knowledge. He’s my hero and he’s turning 84 soon. Love u grandpa, I’m so proud of u!!!!
致敬！我舅老爷也是志愿军老兵，回来少了一只手，可惜已故
@@stuartlumi6210 真的是要感谢老一辈的！！！
That's like bragging about fighting in the Iraq War - on the losing side (Republican Guards of Iraq). LOL
@@TheMilpitasguy just like making movies on Vietnam War
@@dwipayandhar5326 damn, fatality
CGTN should show more documentaries like this and less boring talk shows with experts.
CGTN Documentary channel have this.
CMG may need to allot more financial resources for CGTN Documentary to establish foreign language broadcast services - combining human interpretation, the latest in broadcast and social media
@Modi Superpooper 2020 On pay-TV and online (CGTN app)
Yes...i totally agree. With all due respect to the talk show hosts and guest , most time it is so boring and i tend to fall asleep😉
Agreed
This video shows the wrong history. Chinese citizens think they fought against American imperialism through this war. In fact, North Korea attacked South Korea first. China is good at instigating false stories.
As an American myself, I greatly appreciate getting an alternative perspective on this conflict compared to the one we're used to hearing on this side of the globe.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
well said brother, the deep state propaganda machine is trying very hard preventing its people to get a real alternative perspective. Because without it, they are at their mercy for total brainwash control.
@Twelve Houses, yes agree, look at the internal / psychological struggles their leadership had gone through in the weeks leading up to the decision to enter war. They really really didn't want to fight because they were so poor after many years of world war II and civil war, and they were just trying to focus rebuilding their economy, but they had no choice because they felt being threatened. This war could be avoided, and hundreds of thousands of Korean, Chinese and American lives could have been saved, but the politicians and Macarthur's arrogance made this possible.
@@Goodfellow1234567 And McCarthy
You might like my channel as I make vids straight from the streets of China.
As an American, I believe the way this war is taught here is pure propaganda. It's the usual "defense against communist aggression" and "promoting freedom and democracy" talk, but they usually leave out the fact that we killed 1/5 of the North Korean people and bombed every single village and city to ruins. We definitely don't learn that the South was also ruled by a dictatorship, or that the South lagged behind the North economically until the 1970s. I'm glad to hear the Chinese perspective on this war for once. I hope there can someday be a peaceful reunification and a neutral and prosperous Korea.
As for the US and China, I'm afraid our leadership and Deep State are pushing us towards another war. The talk of Xinjiang genocide seems suspiciously similar to Iraq's nonexistent WMDs, the Nayirah baby incubator testimony, or the Gulf of Tonkin.
I, an 83 year old American, lived through all this history, unaware of Americas evil intentions at the time, thinking and trusting all was well with the whole world, which only consisted of my tiny life at the time, as I aged my knowledge grew. Our arrogant aggression grieves me. I am not proud of our country. To hear our leaders, who have now fallen under the evil spell of aggression, makes me so sad and bitter!
You are so right, Judy. Why do we allow ourselves to be talked into, pressured into, and finally decide to go into conflicts in different parts of the world where our very strong and technologically advanced weapons cause severe destruction, terminate many of the opposing military, and even capture drug cartel bosses from foreign states. Well, using 9-11 as an example, there are those who view the US as a demonic power and thus conspire to destroy all that we represent. There are those who follow a completely different viewpoint to economics and view our capitalistic system as selfishly profit oriented and exploitative, and there are those who view our society with all of its wealth and comforts as a form of evil materialism and in need of being cleansed. Thus, we seek to defend our interests, our aspirations, our institutions and constitution, our independence, our love for freedom, and to protect from others, the American Way.......that is why.
The north attacked the South and than china attacked, what the first president did to the communist was pretty justifiable as communist were just killing everyone, unlike the south who killed those that were communist.
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Nice try Chinese bot lmfao.
Grow up
Don't mess with the Chinese.... they have legendary patience.... but once they see a mortal threat to their civilisation...that is when the shit will hit the fan
Nobody threatening. They are paranoid and trying to change things so they always get the biggest piece. Bullies paranoid they will be held accountable for bullying
Many have said that before about their own countries before a prideful fall...
@@warweasel2832 U can get your Anglo Saxon race to go one up with the Chinese and see who will fall.
@@umeshutan6959 "Anglo Saxon". dude, I'm neither of those things. Your concept of America is about 200 years out of date.
And another thing. That is such a bizarre racialized view of geopolitics that seems to be WAY too common on the "Pro-CCP" side. Creeps me the fuck out like a Hitler Speech or Tojo talking about the other cultures in Asia in the 1940s. Gives me the heebie jeebies. Please be less ignorant and weird.
Opium wars...
I salute to those whom loves their countries and protected it at all cost! The glory shall forever be with them!
You are DONE!
@Clara Davidson lol...it's dprk that attack rok... Idiot. After in brink of rok defeat, america came and help rok push dprk back. And after they manage push dprk back to 38 pararel, america intend to attack dprk with meaning to wipe it out. After america near conquered korean peninsula, pla crossed dprk border to help dprk push back america. And they succeed push them back to 38 pararel...idiot...go back to learn history... Wait didn't wiki also said that too? Are wiki lie too?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
This video shows the wrong history. Chinese citizens think they fought against American imperialism through this war. In fact, North Korea attacked South Korea first. China is good at instigating false stories.
@Clara Davidson oh yeah, america didn't intend... Don't think so high about your nation. There is no good nation in this world clara. Every nation has it dark history. Included america. Wake up...
Lol twisted korean history you learn there clara... Korean war begin when dprk under kim il sung suddenly crossing 38 paralel and attack south korean. China involvement in this war happen when dprk already pushed far to china korea border at yalu river.
@@peachmousse they didn't care about korean civil. Lol. What china afraid is america will attack china after dprk fall... They have right to afraid of it since america relation with prc didn't good at that time. With america mobilize they navy to taiwan, in china eyes america look like they will attack china from taiwan strait and from korea peninsula if dprk fall...
What wrong here is they said taiwan should return to china according 1948 kairo declaration. The truth is taiwan should be returned to ROC if you want follow 1948 kairo declaration
This made me cry, oh my god. I feel so proud and so moved for the Chinese people who defend their country
They fought to enslave south koreans . Cheers to UN AND AMERICAN TROOPS WHO DROVE THE COMMUNISTS OUT.
You should. This is Communist Propaganda, after all
Where are u from ??
@@PVlms7401 U.S.A
@@stewartbeche686 i can easyly guess u from ur comments but im asking the guy who post this comment
46:28 The signage board reads “ respect the customs and traditions of the people of Korea” My ultimate respect to these heroes of our people.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
Mao set 0.1 billion tombstones of the chinese people who against him.
He slaughter them in Tiananmen Square incident/massacre.
And China did invaded South Korea and help North Korea to make them fascism/communism country like China and NK.
History and the truth doesn't change even china's government pours tens of thousands gold bar. They were invaders in korean wars and they tried to occupy SK's territory.
Still Chinese people can't use google. And this is what dictatorship do.
All documents about Korean war is still remain in both SK and US and Russia.
Good attempt, but only chinese who can't use google could be deceived by this chip video.
@Clara Davidson I'm one of the many chinese that will absolutely agree with you, that goddamned ccp not only causing great suffering to the people of north korea, they also helping khmer rouge to execute "year zero" which eventually murdered nearly 2 million of innocent cambodian.
@Collin Grayham There is no 'if' on history.
The only fact is that US helped Korea during the war, and Korea had there independence.
@Clara Davidson I am Hongkonger. HK is now Freeing from western greedy bankers' dirty hands, thx to National Security Law. We are heading towards the prosperity like Macao! (Don't know what & where it is? do some homework!)
Don' t want your toxic "demoncrazy" messing up the world; and now even poisoning US itself!
Thank you CGTN for this. Such an important point in the history of the world that I was ignorant of. Am I the only one?
Yes you are very ignorant.
After viewing this propaganda are you more enlightened?
This is the same Chinese propaganda they used in the 50's.
@Esphaeras Praestans This isn't a documentary on the war Imao. Its to provide a point of view from the Chinese perspective.
@@tjanders If it is told from the Chinese perspective, it must be propaganda, regardless whether it is true or not; if it is told from the West's perspective, then it must be objective, honest, fair, intelligent, inspiring , regardless whether it is true or not. Pathetic.
In US Korean war was called a painful forgotten war.
Yes, as a Canadian we here also don't really give the Korean war campaign and how it strated its just due! I'm so sorry for the United States of America's citizenry who do not have the respect to the Korean people and the Peoples Republic of China's citizens to remember what the US and its United Nations-led forces did to the people's of Korea and China!
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Covert Puppytwo You need to recall American history, how they treat indigenous Americans and black people and Asian workers, then you will have a real understanding of suppression and human rights crimes.
@Covert Puppytwo i'd say well done to west media when I see people like you, lol. an utter moron calling others moron
@Belisaurius 533 It was no stalemate. The Chinese with a rag tag army beat the Americans. Oh you mean Communists like the ones who eat babies. Yes the rest of the world should imitate what America has become. A country where a tiny group of oligarchs have the political and economic power who live in gated communities outside of which is a world with crumbling infrastructure, mind boggling poverty, legions of homeless people and crime.
I almost shed tears，very proud to be Chinese. heroic Chinese long live. great China can never be defeated
@michael boultinghouse when you 1.4 billion Maoists in the country.
@michael boultinghouse we also have nukes !
Are you proud of the brutal, barbaric North Korean dictatorship, which you fought on behalf of?
China must be ever vigilant of foreign powers.
@@Herman47 nice! Exactly. Their minds and judgment are clouded. We should've taken the gloves off and took care of China back then just like General Douglas wanted to do🇺🇸🇺🇸
All the Chinese people fought only to defend their motherland while the Americans fought just for their politicians ambition, I feel sad about this fact.
So then why did China invade Tibet in 1959? or invade India in 1962? or Invade Vietnam in 1979? truth is, China is always invading countries, and threatening to invade Taiwan is a terrible look that just makes them seem awful
@@TheTranceCartel You should read the ancient history of Tibet, China never invaded Tibet because Tibet is originally and historically parts of China, don't read the western anti china's history books, they wrote the opposite. China invaded Vietnam? You're wrong, China only teaches lessons to Vietnam fot not to occupied Cambodia at that time at the USA permission, remember Deng Xiao Ping visited Washington before sending troops to Vietnam? But China retreat after a weekly fought. China try to invade Taiwan? You are more misleading, Taiwan is just a province of China even USA and UN admit it, and USA and UN only urge China to use a negotiation ways to unite that province not by the hard forces, but Taiwan separatists do not accept so China is considering to use hard forces, that's not invading because its still the China territory/land.
@@akhunsuryanto don't waste time on idiots/trolls, spent ur time wisely
@@akhunsuryanto welcome to the 21st century where Tibet is Tibet and Taiwan is Taiwan, China is just a bully like the US with barely any regard for human life. China did invade Vietnam, just as the US bombed Cambodia into the 3rd world go read some information from a free country
@Clara Davidson indian troll obviously
One quick note, KMT took ALL the gold from mainland China to Taiwan before they left the mainland China. That's also part of the reason why the living condition was so bad at that time.
Chiang Kai-shek!!
@Clara Davidson Go get another brain if you can. The one you currently have is totaled. After that, I may discuss with you.
@Clara Davidson I am not going to waste my time replying you anything after this one. You don't deserve my time.
@Clara Davidson just go find another hobbies... Your history are twisted one. Most chinese desendant hear they history for they grandfather who are experience that war or experience that situation...lol. No one want hear your twisted history... Get laid...
... and they could not have done that without the help from the USA.
China is a good example for the world ❤️🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
I agree especially because of the Confucian principles which strongly permeate its culture !!!!!!!!
@Sean Kamran Rowshandel Comment does not make sense Sean !
@Sean Kamran Rowshandel Still not clear...sounds like a conspiracy theory !
@Sean Kamran Rowshandel Sean have you been to china personally and see with YOUR OWN EYES what a far, far superior world china is to the US !!!!!!!!!!! International polling agencies report that 80% of Chinese people have trust in their government....no country in the west even comes close. I am moving to Nanjing and I would be glad to have you as a guest in my house; really. 039-3466544944
@Sean Kamran Rowshandel More important than political opinions is friendship !!!! (Conufican values)
This is my first introduction to Zhōngguós WW2 military history, thank you for providing a alternative and a different perspective! very appreciated :)
@Clara Davidson How did the one Korea was divided as North and South?
I thought it was after the war with the West
"Civil war broke out"! They'll need to do better than that.
Mao set 0.1 billion tombstones of the chinese people who against him.
He slaughter them in Tiananmen Square incident/massacre.
And China did invaded South Korea and help North Korea to make them fascism/communism country like China and NK.
History and the truth doesn't change even china's government pours tens of thousands gold bar. They were invaders in korean wars and they tried to occupy SK's territory.
Still Chinese people can't use google. And this is what dictatorship do.
@Neo-Daitoa Kyoueiken新大东亚共荣圈 Clara Davidson is just a troll, she or he doesn't want the truths side from the Chinese perspectives on the Korean War.
Bro this is the best example of propaganda cringe I’ve ever seen.
Someone wished to end the war before that year's Christmas and most soldiers could return home to celebrate Christmas with their families. However they ended up spent 3 Christmas there with unforgettable nightmares in their minds. Lesson learned in the hard way, never mess up with the Chinese people.
What is the obsession with xmas? Every war. WW1 we will be home by xmas. Ww2 attack Arnhem finish by xmas. This too... forget xmas. Do the war.
@Justin Kase When you join in thinking of a cakewalk and then go back with nothing - you have lost!
China lost at least 400000 people in Korea
@michael boultinghouse But the American lost face and went around whitewashing it and suffered collective amnesia but the agony of defeat is a very long lingering smell though. Failure don't wash off easily and nor do the world forget
Ha ha, you lost hordes of young people, driven to their deaths forced to attack The United Nations peacekeeping force policing the North Korean nasty mean aggressors.
We pitied the Chinese troops, though they attacked us without any provocation, just out of meanness. We were allies through the 30's and 40's against Japan, then China attacks in cold blood.
World superpower with United Nations allied troop were pushed back by peasants Chinese troop over the 38 parallel.
The biggest embarrassment for USA...
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
China fought troops from at least 10 nations. Canada alone sent nearly 30,000 men.
@Belisaurius 533 china could not fight a costal war in the south that why stop at 38th parallel. UN army need time to fight inland battle but not at costal.
@Belisaurius 533 Soviet Union's role is highlighted as well
Mao set the tone for the people of this great country.
@Clara Davidson Look, we don’t need to go there by twisting the truth. Obviously we did not go to the same history class so just continue to believe what you want to believe and let us be us. The truth is you can’t change nothing so why bother.
@Clara Davidsoninvasion？illegal war？
my dear friend，before korean war finally started，there were more than 400 conflicts between NK and SK，sorry，the only difference is NK
did not wish to play this endless game with noob SK，they wanted to finish all of this，frankly speaking，even SK was preparing for marching north，so ，yes，ofc it was a civil war
@Clara Davidson i totally agree with u. This documentary doesn't match the truth with common knowledge in Hollywood history.
China is NOT a country: it is a PRISON to its own citizens, who are now waking up... BEWARE their WRATH 👍
Mao's "counter-revolutionary" activities of the Cultural Revolution and the coercive violence of the Great Leap Forward caused maybe the bloodiest moment in Chinese history. Mao never valued the lives of the Chinese people and his actions prove this repeatedly.
It's amazing how the Chinese Army push back the US back from the North without Air cover fighting through arieal bombing
@michael boultinghouse Communists understand that we cannot achieve a world with high human development unless we develop together. The west, by keeping the world poor, this might help them remain on top, but also slows down their own growth. China has a policy of win-win cooperation. Not everything is about debt and money. Sometimes it is just about helping your fellow human being so you can all prosper in the long run.
Antonio Will Z
...the PLA Chinese soldiers knew that if they should fall then their fellow brothers would take their places and fight on until victory was at hand.
@@johnchai748 True
@michael boultinghouse Wars are won by people willing to sacrifice their lives to win it. Not by people fighting for a paycheck and pension benefits.
The PLA achieved nothing and Stalin was reluctant to provide support throughout the war. Truman betrayed the people of China to the CCP by not supporting the KMT in retaking the Mainland.
Once the fighting begins, you dont care if you die.
It is said that every story has two sides. Its great to finally hear the other side in a documentary format. Thank you CGTN! I would LOVE to hear China's version of US American history. That would be very insightful.
The poor chinese.. so misunderstood as even today they expand their bullying foreign policy expanding in Asia and the surrounding waters to the extent of eventually causing ww3
China's version of Us HISTORY would typical communist propaganda. No free internet in China because of communist pigs. No talking about the concentration camps of Uigurs or the harvesting of organs from prisoners......sick government the chinese communist party.
@ Stuart Bacha still blaming Communism and CCP? What about massacre of american natives, black slave, Chinese railroad worker? Hawaii, Puerto Rico? California? Oregon? CCP propaganda too? Shameless american tho.
@Stuart Bacha Have you heard of USA building stupid walls, dropping bombs on weddings wiping communities in the middle east, ordering the army and tanks at BLM, using slavery to build the country, installing racist statues with war leaders losers who lost the war, most jailed per capita in the world, most obeyed, etc. All in the USA! USA is best at dissing up other countries instead of fixing its problems.
The western media does little to promote understanding of the Korean War to its western audiences to such extent most westerners view DPRK and China and Russia as the culprits of the Korean War. The military actions of the US with the UN caused immerse destruction and death to large area of Korea and million of lives.
Great gratitude for those chinese heroes who lost their thier heroic life for fighting against the fascist and cruel enemy. Wish their soul rest in peace
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
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I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
47:43 - The music piece when the brutal fighting started with contrasts of fire power vs. human spirit is excellent and inspirational! Great work, CGTN.
crying
@michael boultinghouse shut up
@michael boultinghouse shut up 🤫
@michael boultinghouse You love living in the past don't you😂😂😂
@michael boultinghouse Can you distinguish clearly between the Qing Dynasty and Communist China ? Deng Xiaoping told Thatcher that if he was willing, he would take over Hong Kong in the afternoon. All Thatcher could do was to ensure that Hong Kong was returned to China on time. In addition, did you know that even the corrupt and incompetent Nationalist government can hold down 70% of the Japanese army? Without the Chinese battlefield, do you know how many Japanese troops the US military will face? Now your Chinese dad is back, enjoy the pain you idiot.
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
What about the humiliation they had to endure by the Brits and the Japanese? China was able to learn, rise, and prosper in the system the US created.
Your days are NUMBERED!
@@ahavatar425 so true ! as are numbered for all of us....the grim reaper which just yesterday seemed a vague figure in the horizon, appears more focused with each passing second....TICK TOCK-TICK TOCK-TICK TOCK !
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO I don't subscribe to your pessimism, that sounds Communist to me... the FREE world is not a Chinese Detention Camp... the free SOULFUL world will overturn and override the obnoxious attempt by the CCP to annihilate humanity... LIFE will prevail...
My friend, I would recommend some meditation...some calm...tranquility....only there, away from our self can we now the truth...truth is often something we fight with clenched teeth...indeed it is te clench teeth that is a warning that we refuse the light of reason and truth !
I always find it laughable with the Anglo-Saxon Imperialist Aggressors refer to themselves and their running dogs as "the UN forces," or "the International Community."
Yes totals hypocrisy.
@@paularnold1930 where is the total hipocracy there?
Who started the war?
@@iwillnoteatzebugs You did when you invaded Korea.
@@davisoneill dumbass the allies were fighting Japan . You gonna tell me USSR is guilty as well then since they did the same no ? Korean War was started by North Korea . End of story. Find a better example to blame west , like Vietnam war or Iraq war not Korea
Thank you for sharing this piece of History to the world.
A very interesting documentary indeed, finally showing the Chinese perspective.
@Esphaeras Praestans I hate puppet
@Esphaeras Praestans Yeah, like Saddam Husssen has WMD and about to launch with his aluminum tubes. Suppose that wasn't America's perspective huh? So, what about "wishful thinking" again?
They try hard to justify their intervention that meant millions who died and had their lives ruined. And poverty in NK, to this day.
@@am1017 cringe GI0b0h0nn0 propaganda vs Uber cringe ccp propaganda?
When I saw the little girl crying after the bombs dropped it broke my heart.
The Korean War and the Vietnam War show that with better weapons used against the Chinese and Vietnamese.USA was not and unable to fight these wars any better and lost both these war very badly and had to retreat.Take these wars as a good lesson and don't think with better military equipment that us thinks they now have.any military adventure may have the same devastating failure.
well said 👍
there are too many reason and flaw that render USA lost, few are:
1. they had wrong/bad intention to start the war.
2. they are prideful force/troop after won over Japan.
3. troops are too dependable on their equipments/tech.
4. they belittle/underestimated their adversary.
5. no preparation for a prolonging/dragging war situation.
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@Derius Li The world knows that their troops are no. 1 coward. Hiding from allies to fight in the war front and depend much on their high tech weapons. Real warriors fight face to face and one on one. That is why they never won a major war on its own.
@@hardysonchen they won the battle because of the USSR.
awesome documentary
ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
1 second ago
I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO China can keep their honor knowing the thrashing they gave the UN at Chosin and the Yalu. Largest U.S. retreat since Bull Run in the American Civil War.
@@trishwhitenburg9167 I am happy and proud of China (my father was an injured American soldier in World War II)
CGTN做的越来越好了，加油加油！
@47:00, “ The soldiers were mostly young and uneducated….” But they have the tenacity, the perseverance, the courage, the stoicism, the optimism, resourcefulness, and commitment to defend the Motherland in time of need. They pushed back GI Joe from the Yalu to Seoul; caused the greatest, longest retreat in US military history, and of course, the “Bug Out.”
Back then they have tanks, aircraft carriers, nukes and several other nations supporting them to fight against this poorest country in the world which have nothing but a fighting spirit.
That poorest country in the world is also ruled by one of the cruelest dictators in the world u idiot. 1989 June 4th Tiananmen
@@호이팬 whatelse you know about this country, besides 1989 june 4th? Wiseman.
@@yunliu8448 Great Leap Forward Movement, Cultural Revolution, Tibet independence movement and a lot more.
@@호이팬 I feel good when people like you are brainwashed to believe China is weak and doing everything wrong. So they are wasting their time on studying their distorted images of China when we are building our country and the world.
Meanwhile, I feel bad when we as mankind are losing people who have an independent brain.
@@yunliu8448 Well, brainwashed people like you believe that the USA and other Western Countries are evil and greedy, but the truth is that China is the worst country in the world which is now trying to colonize weak nations like Maldives, Pakistan and Tanzania economically. China is even cruel to its own people. Right now about 200000 innocent Uighur people are kept in captivity in concentration camps. Numerous people died out in Tiananmen and Hongkong just because they insisted China must become a democratic nation.
Thank you for CGTN releasing this documentary to raise human conscience about war. It makes me humble and proud at the same time about the Chinese soldier who pushed the cannon wagon up a slope " Barefooted ".
Thank you CGTN for your documentary. My prayer, for the sake of humanity, is that China, United States, Korea, Taiwan figure out how to live together in peace and harmony.
God bless China
Idiot communist party dont believe in god.. they are evil
God bless those who behave according to the laws, no matter whatever you believe.
@@paulferrer3578 Idiot. You don't have to believe in God for God to exist. That simple concept escapes you.
There is no significant connection between that CCP don't believe in any religion or not with that traditional culture and myth are existed in China. Divinities have been not superior to human, for so many years, in Chinese history.
God menas the lord of sky in Chinese language.
@@paulferrer3578 🙄️we don’t believe in god in ancient time anyway
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团结就是力量
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ZEN TANGO Oscar Wright
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I get very angry when I think of the humiliation that China has had to endure at the hands of Western powers especially the United States (my father was an injured American WWII infantry soldier)
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@Old Soul My father was from Texas...I wish he had been from mainland china !
@@OscarWrightZenTANGO really? An American love my country? My mother country was a super power in the history, but now it is hard to back to the top😢
@@oscarl2334 I deeply love and admire China. I am studyiing the history and language. I will be moving to Nanjing !
it's good to see CGTN doing these type of documentary. We need to hear/see from both sides. Growing up in the US, our history classes are bias. Since day one, we have been conditioned to hate Russia and China. Honest educators/policitians will quickly get isolated and ridicule.
Good that CTGN produced these documentary to shows the actual facts leading to the Korea war in 1950. If only the PLA are as well equip as they are now, maybe the thousand of lives of these volunteers could be saved. The overwhelming military might of the US forces shows how venerable the PLA volunteer force are fighting against a far superior, well equipped and powerful US force at that time. China building of her military forces is a far sighted vision of the PRC to safe guard itself against Western and ill-intent forces of creating problems in Asia. With the present LDP in Japan intention on amending Japan’s post-war constitution, it is potentially dangerous for the region. It would expand Japan role of military offensive behaviour in the future.
I would view the election of the highest level official (typical of democratic system) as the weak spot to foreign interference. Perhaps the very reason why the US and the west like to promote democracy everywhere.
True Democracy hardly ever existed anyway, if any. Hence, an alternative system that is just and be able to prevent foreign interference can be very interesting.
Honest politicians? Where do we find those? And communists ALWAYS lie. So definitely never listen to them
Outstanding documentary.
When North Korean leader hand wrote letter in Chinese for assistance, it was very hard to refuse.
Kim did not have PC at that time. There is no Chinese typewrite ever.
@@JohnBauman-h6d Actually they exist for over a hundred years. Every Chinese news paper or publisher have had them.
If a country starts war by invading another country and then asks for help, *it is easy for a moral person to refuse to help* .
@michael boultinghouse y fa forged you by y ma
Korea ever helped the liberal war in ccp against japan and kuomintang
Epic documentary, thanks CGTN
"Paper Tiger" was very correct and not very smart in underestimating an opponent. The Chinese and North Korea were willing to fight to the death of every last soldier and citizen of their countries. The u.s., South Korea and the u.n., not so much. And this would also prove true regarding the u.s. in the Vietnam war.
Lest we forget the Soviet Union's assistance
@@thisiskevin1000 exactly
@@thisiskevin1000 Soviets didn't assist much ....3 billion dollers were paid back and most of the help that China got was through the supply of archaic rifle and the artillery were old ones .If China had the state of the earth weapons at that time US would not be there in South Korea.China was helping Vietnam and until the end of the war it's assistance to Vietnam was around 3 trillion dollers in arms and ammunitions .China shot down 1900+ us aircraft and send 500000+ in Vietnam war combine with 10000+ doctors and nurses to treat Vietnamese and 100000 engineers to built rail tract connecting north-south and china .It's because of China's selfless help for their sino-confucious brother countries that they help in winning the war in Korea and Vietnam.No one knows this but now the Vietnamese forgot everything .
When the military complex makes enough money, they stop for a while then do it again. The cycles repeat over and ver around the world.
No body wants to fight in any war, fella....maybe you are too young to know that. Killing other young men nor having your own friends killed....none of that is fun. I am sure that your PLA volunteers were not looking forward to dying on an battlefield ....of never seeing their parents or wives again. But, they had no choice because Chairman Mao, who loves for a "peoples liberation" to take place everywhere in the world..........decided that they would cross the border into North Korea and, hopefully, chase the US and UN forces out of South Korea and unify the communist dictatorship of Kim Ill Sung. Well, the US and the UN were not going to let that happen. They were not interested in a military conflict but, if the North Koreans and the Chinese PLA wanted to start something, then "let's get it on".....was the cry of the defenders.
Pure bravery 🔥🔥... peace come from sacrifices ...in peace time son buried their father but in war time father buried their son ..
Feel very thankful for those older generations gave our young generations peaces and victory for creating our country nowadays. Those generations i never forget about your contribution for our country🇨🇳
Lol they lost
@@broncostearsaremostsavory2041 小学生不要bb不懂就别说
Long live South Korea and China
Long live China and Xi Jinping with beautiful nature
And also growth forest
more of such docs plz!
iam just so sick of the western narrative
Japanese imperialism ushered in Western imperialism into The Orient. Unfortunately Korea and Taiwan haven't returned to their former selves and reunite, return to the way they were. Vietnam has been able to do so.
Do you truly think the people of Taiwan want to be a part of China?
@@Herman47 How many people in Taiwan have you asked?
@@ewalker1057 What do the polls and referendums say about whether the majority of Taiwanese want to be a part of the People's Republic of China?
@@Herman47 What do the polls and referendums say?
@Traiano Wellcome I tend not to dwell on the desires of the people of the 19th Century. Far too many serious problems confronting humanity now.
Like everybody else, if you are destined to be no.1, you have to start from the bottom and go through great sufferings.
What a brave people. China has my absolute respect.
I'm so proud to be Chinese.
No you should not. Not after watching this propaganda video
@@motro1301 Have trouble looking at the facts? Poor you.
@@edwardyang8254 ok mr "yang". I can see you are a sympathizer. Just do your research then not just your own stuff.
@@edwardyang8254 Poor you. I think you are living in USA. You can search the documents and get the truth in USA. 白痴
@Clara Davidson Shame on yourself. Who is advocate COMMUNIST PARTY. I just take according to basic facts. CCP has already been completely different from the one before. Do you see which CP can develope the capital economy ？
Good job CGTN. Do more of this historical documentary to beat the western propaganda.
Beating propaganda with propaganda...
From a neutral point this is hilarious.
@@m.planck2744 All media is propaganda. It is public relations.
@@PatrickDeHoyos No. Most media is biased but not propaganda.
@@m.planck2744 western one is just propaganda!
@@wanglei91 Chinese aswell.
All province of people republic of china also request government to resist U.S. aggression and aid korea(DPRK of north), there are some who write muslim arabic word must be in xinjiang...
@Clara Davidson usa are the first illegal to interfere Korean peninsula unification, also illegal across into chinese village in yalu river which usa airship drop bomb on chinese village.
@michael boultinghouse it was u.s. well training of uyghur agent to spread false rumor and murdering chinese.
@Clara Davidson lmao china never assisted nk, soviet did. China have no reason to fight in the war. And nk invade sk to unify korea to one korea like it was supposed to.
This English version of the documentary is very short, it mainly focused on why we got involved. It cut out all of those heroes stories. I can understand why.
When I was watching the Chinese version, cried every episodes, all those suffering made me heartbroken but felt very proud of them at the same time.
In this English version, it didn’t have those content. It’s like you only talking about your deep pain to your closest family members, because to outsiders, they don’t really care nor their sympathy really matters to you.
no, just because they are revisionist betrayed communism so they fear Imperialist and don't dare openly hug the history from 1949 to 1976. Those heroes fought for Socialism and communism.
I'm sorry for them, so many sent to suffer in a unjust cause. We thought the Chinese Communists were uncaring about humanity, even their own people, sending them to invade another country in winter, wearing sneakers. I guess it worked, a lot of guys were surprised and murdered while asleep, thinking the war all but over. You guys were able to make that war go on for years, so that many many died, or had their lives ruined. Think what Korea would be like today, if not for China.
Can you give me the link to the chinese version? Thank you
BS, that's anecdotal. More American's can respect the enemies emotional pain from war than you think. We've been at war for the past 75 years.
It is unnecessary to translate the chinese version because the west doesn't care as they will deem it as Chinese propaganda even in the English version. Only a Chinese will know regardless whether the Chinese are mainlanders or oversea Chinese (like myself).
A very clear message to the US. Before or now never ever mess with China you can use nuclear so can we.
@michael boultinghouse what makes nations build their arms rather than infrastructure because its the treat posses by US the gangster.
@michael boultinghousewe are bystander and ready to be nuke when is time, let it be.
@michael boultinghouse we are peace loving nation but with US calling war to other nations we too are afraid joining to you to hell.
Salute to all chinese,who risk their life for motherland
Long live China with Chinese heroes
Great documentary. First time I hear a perspective other than US propaganda. CGTN should do more documentaries to set the historical record straight.
Military Science Publishing House is a propaganda department for the PLA which is why theirs too many errors in facts.
So you prefer propaganda from the Chinese government?
CGTN IS Communist propaganda they didn't even mention how they got pushed back by The Americans and the Filipinos
R.O.K. is still under American occupation..
@@DaveW_googleplus I prefer not being lie to.
This are the factors now no one can able to threat china....
Only the nuclear blackmail of the madman is left. The United States has 20 times as many nuclear weapons as China.
China needs to further strengthen its nuclear deterrence and maintain global strategic balance
@michael boultinghouse The support rate of the Chinese people for their own government is as high as 90%, higher than that of any Western country
@michael boultinghouse That's a very bad comparison and a bad argument. You should have said: The communist party only publish what they want to be published. Therefore, that 90% patriotism in China is what the Communist party wants the people to see.
@@chenjun9453 Are you sure they are not forced to say yes?
@@chenjun9453 thats only because China has a one party system, that actively suppresses any one who dares question them, so your statement is very much a moot point.
i've learned now WHY China involved in Korean war. western medias do not talk about why Korean war started, only talked about liberalized communist to take over Korea peninsula. good to know certain events of history but also extremely painful.
war is never easy to understand my brother. Both sides try to brainwash you nonstop to get you on the front for their goals!
This documentary is one of the best, most informative, revolations of the Korean War that I have seen. It definitely brought a lot of new facts to my attention.
Long live to glorious chinese people. Best regards from Brazil.
Long live Brazil and China
With beautiful nature and growth forest
Holy cow, what a difference 70 years make.
It is people that win wars not weapons, I truly believe that. If it was fancy weapons that win wars, the U.S. could have won in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
One of the best, if not the best CGTN docu thus far
The Great Mao that man was a genius I understand why u Chinese are really proud of him.
U r great people don't ever give up on what's ur right, fight for it.
It feel great to have another view at the history, not those one sided racist thug story where they're always victorious.
Mao killed millions of people....communism does not work.....CCP had to go to capitalism to get money to buy weapons.
@@stewartbeche686 joke please can u come with sense
Mao one of the most prolific mass murderers of all time.
@@garrystone561 tell where u from and ur skin color and we do the comparison based on fact and history bunch of killer
There's no contry, race and tribe in the History of the world that have killed, rape, enslaved humans being more than u supremacist mass murder.
@@stewartbeche686 yes in your bollywood. Joker
At 46:30 writes " Respect the Korean people, their habits and their culture "
@michael boultinghouse Kim dynasty is still a korean nation, at least they don't have foreign military occupation.
@Pooh Xijin It would better if the USA didn't interfere and let things play out, perhaps that would've been better. SK couldn't have won.
@Pooh Xijin Ok, so what? I care about North Korea as much as Americans care about muslims in the Middle East. As long as whatever fatass in NK can keep the Americans out of North Korea, I'm 100% for it.
China and Russia and Iran are the only countries that stand in the way of the axis-of-evil (US,,NATO's ,FVEY,Israel Saudi Arabia).
You forgot Cuba. You've mentioned communist countries. USSR is no longer. Iran is in the done. Venezuela is starving. Good luck
Many thanks for such an insightful history CGTN. I never knew why China had gone to war in Korea prior to watching this.
I don't disagree with the bulk of this documentary but you should also watch or read accounts from other sources that aren't funded by Beijing. Some things were left out or are biased and perhaps a bit was embellished but the same will be true of many other sources.
What is the USA doing in Southeast Asia right now? It is clearly the other side of the planet.
wonderful documentary
"You can use your atomic bomb. We just tossed hand granade. " Mao Zedong.
"If the United States with its planes plus the A-bomb is to launch a war of aggression against China, then China with its millet plus rifles is sure to emerge the victor. The people of the whole world will support us." -- Mao
@@amihart9269 得道多助 失道寡助！
@@amihart9269 Why in the world would the USA invade China, after fighting the Japanese Empire as China's ally? We are not like you and Russia. This so silly. And everybody had air forces, China was building and sending in MiGs. Your pilots were not so good. When we first went to help Korea MiGs controlled the air, and whoever owned those planes had 10 times more planes than we had.
Our pilots had to fight a tremendous air battle in early days of Korean war, simply to get off the ground, while we got old WW2 planes out of storage and working again. We did have good pilots.
@@whirledpeas1663 I guess that's why so many nations went to the aid of South Korea, their cause was just.
@@bluskies1000 Before the Korean war, US airplanes bombed north east China many times. That’s why China had no choice but to send troops to Korea.
I have never think soo much after any documentary like I did after watching this.. It 04:26 am 🇬🇭🇨🇳❤️ here already started watching it 2:58. Now I must say with fact there is something beneath the western ideology that isn't common something really Dark.
Citizenofdaworld Western ideology is rooted on colonialism and imperialism, of course it’s dark and untrustworthy.
seems history will repeat again . this humiliation by US is continue , i respect PLA when using grenade to fight atomic
I remember the commander said to soldiers that will go into Korea. " duty of protect the country and home on our shoulders, war means there are death, who will die, it is us to die, comerades, are you feared?" soldiers said," no!"
,,,,,,,the soldiers said......"No, we fear not .....but, why do we have to go? We want to stay and care for our parents because they are old and hungry, our wives and children because they are our love ones and we need to provide for them, and our villages because it is men who work the fields, grow the crops, feed the animals, and pick the harvest. If we are not there, who will do it?"
US never fight alone. They have no balls
Stop the nonsense comments - this video is Communist propaganda.
@@scrubbwhite291 Reality always has a communist bias.
Other countries decided to join the U.S. in defending South Korea.
@michael boultinghouse usa fought japanese along other nations eg australia,nigeria royal army,new zealand,india etc
@michael boultinghouse off course they had and remember the reason japan surrendered was not because of the atomic bombs but the fear that ussr would invade of which they did
A great documentary every time I see it. Reveals many facts that lay hidden during the Cold War.
should search us comfort woman in Korean war and massacres and war crimes
TAIWAN IS NOT A PROVINCE OF CHINA.
TAIWAN IS A PART OF THE PROVINCE OF FUJIAN, CHINA.
Unfortunately, the people living in Taiwan don't agree or they would have re-unified a long time ago.
glory to the han people who suffered and suffered but is still here we shall prevail!
@michael boultinghouse We hans will rule the world!
Glory only to the han people, and not to everyone?
@@Herman47 against foreign invasion to me everyone in Chinese territory that is
@@ellashy6539 You do not wish to say "Glory to Everyone!"?
@@Herman47 nah some ppl need their ass kicked
RESPECT to the Chinese.
@Esphaeras Praestans YES
Yep 👍😄🇻🇳🇨🇳
Respect to the US Marines. Like a rock.
after wacthing documentary from both side, now i have new perception...its a remarkable history
Mao Zedong's family sacrificed a total of six people in the war, and his sister was arrested and killed at the age of 24. His wife was 29 when she was killed. His two younger brothers, one was 30 years old when he was killed, and the other was 47 years old when he was killed. The son of Mao Zedong's dead brother was 19 years old when he was killed. The last one is Mao Zedong's son, who died of American bombing in the Korean War at the age of 28.
This is history that you people who hate Red China will never mention.
因为中国人讲究平等，那个年代领导人和普通老百姓一样让自己的孩子上战场，甚至为了起到表率带头作用很多高级官员的孩子们带头参军
many know about it. still also many think that in the grand scheme it is "okay" in comparison. Actually ive learned this all the way back in "middle school" here in germany.
@@semiramisubw4864 Of course, your propaganda tools must smear that time and deny his achievements, and so far your media and schools have propagated vilifying and negating China in the same way - "China's XXX has achieved success, but at what cost?"
The true history of China is not important to you, you will always look forward to the failure and darkness of China, because you want to prove that your choice is right. Too bad China can't answer your expectations.
The korean war never ended and will continue very soon in the south china sea, xi knows and that why he told the china army to get ready for war
Never underestimate the Chinese spirit ✊✊✊
quality documentary, please do more of these for english speaking international audience!
I had always thought i was well informed on Chinese military war history , but i had to admit, China reluctance entry to the Korea war had been a blind spot for me....Thank you, CGTN for the updates...Much appreciated!!
China had no option but to stand up against oppressive aggression. So inspired by Chinese nation and what it has achieved in a relatively short period of time. Wishing them double health, wealth and happiness! China’s rise would lessen the western oppression in the world. I know for many westerners and those ignorantly brainwashed this would be troublingly blunt assessment but life is short speak your mind!!
😅
Willpower>firepower
Mao's own son was killed in the Korean war! There was an untold amount of young Chinese who wanted nothing more than to go fight the aggressor American during the Korean war. It's very difficult to win a fight with someone on their own turf, but the Americans don't seem to learn from their mistakes. A hard head makes a soft behind.
Very good. Finally a piece from the other side of the perspective. We need more such efforts.
With it's limited capacity, capability and equipments China able to show it's determination to counter US aggression ... Now China is in a better position, stronger with it's military on par with the aggressor, infact some of them even better, never again US imperialist tries China sovereignty otherwise US will get a hard lesson like Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... Proud with China's bravery & development, other nations should stand up against western aggressors
US regime is better change his arrogant attitude, stop bullying other countriess, stop interfering internal affairs of other countriess, stop instigating conflicts, stop funding or destabilizing other nations and fueling regime change everywhere, stop persuading it's allies to go along for destruction and killing everywhere!!!
Are you ever proud, Nawa, of China's efforts not in the realm of war but in the realm of advancing peace?
@@Herman47 absolutely Herman, only evil jealous western alliance oppose it, cause they are used to use weapons and wars to stay on top of the food chain
@@nawax000 When will China stop "interfering in the internal affairs" of Taiwan?
@@Herman47 you shut up, Taiwan is part of China, go interfere Northern Ireland, Catalonia or Kashmir
Amazing doc . Really appreciate this different view