The Advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese Intervention in the Korean War

THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE CHINESE INTERVENTION IN THE KOREAN WAR
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(January 26, 2012)
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Introduction
The Chinese Intervention
Conclusion
The Advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese Intervention in the Korean War
Introduction
The Korean War was the first main armed clash between the forces of Communism and the Free World. The war began on 25th June 1950. As a result of the war, China experienced both negative and positive effects. The Peoples Republic of China had sent part of its well trained troops to join the war. There were some victory cases to the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) at the initial stages. On the contrary, some losses took place. The losses were both in terms of casualties, materials and the battle field. The losses exposed China’s weaknesses in air support, firepower, communication and logistics. These effects made the country to professionalize and modernize itself on a very large scale. During the war, the commander of the Peoples Liberation Army of China was known as Marshal Peng Dehuai. He was later made into the first defense minister. This was a strategy to ensure that he implemented the reforms and changes within the military like weaponry modernization, discipline and training, conscription and a rank system.
The Chinese Intervention
The Chinese soldiers attacked the American soldiers of the 8th Cavalry Regiment surprisingly. The attack had not been expected at all. The Chinese soldiers emerged from nowhere near the hills at Unsan, North Korea. They then launched an attack on the United State’s soldiers. They came blowing bugles at the American soldiers who were still in confusion and totally surprised from the attack. The attack was on November 1st 1950. They threw grenades and fired their guns at the American soldiers who were still in awe. Many Chinese troops had launched their attacks from all sides against the widespread American and South Korean soldiers.
By virtue of entering and fighting during the Korean War, the country attained its main objective of preventing the North Korean government from collapsing. The country also victoriously stopped both the militaries of America and South Korea from entering its Manchurian border. During that period, Liaoning region of Manchuria was the most industrialized centre in China. Hence, it entered the war in an attempt to protect the Manchurian industrial zone. In addition, China’s support to the state of North Korea made it to obtain approximately three hundred kilometers of the buffer zone from America. This would in turn avoid the military spending required to protect the Manchurian border for many coming years.
Additionally, China’s intervention during the Korean War had a foundation on the help it received from the Soviet Union. The former Soviet Union provided a lot of equipment to the different divisions of the Chinese army. ...