what did Mao hope to accomplish with it?


Why did China intervene in the Korean War, and what did Mao hope to accomplish with it?

This asshole.

 China intervened because the US was pushing dangerously close to their borders.  During the early stages of the Korean War, the US and SK pretty much had the North Korean army beaten.  They’d pushed them right up to the northern tip of Korea and would have likely had the war done by Christmas, as indicated.  But MacArthur wanted to push them out completely and pushed them to the border of China.

 Now at this point, NK was backed by the Soviet Union and the CCP.  China was effectively having their allies push into their territory, chased by their major opponent (The US).  MacArthur heard intelligence that China was mobilizing forces in response to the American incursion and promptly refused to take them seriously.  He continued to push, and a large number of Chinese troops invaded Korea. China was effectively asserting its power in the region (similarly to us in Vietnam and Korea).  Mao was banking on us pushing back and coming to the table, which ultimately happened.


  Writer: Binod Kumar Simkhada 
binodkumarsimkhada315@gmail.com

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