오판이 부른 1950 한국전쟁ㅣ KBS 다큐 인사이트 - 1950 미·중 전쟁 1편 오판 20.07.09 방송

The new hegemonic competition between the US and China, which has led to economic and trade conflicts, military and security tensions, and even a recent clash of values, began with the Korean War. From the fall of 1950 to 1953, the US and China clashed for the first and last time in history. This war was a confrontation between US and Chinese leaders, including Truman, MacArthur, and Mao Zedong, and a fierce battle of strategy and tactics between their military commanders. The US-China conflict turned the Korean Peninsula into an arena for a struggle over the international order. The aftershocks of this war, which arose from the clash of these two major powers—the US and China, which established the armistice system on the Korean Peninsula—still reverberate across various sectors. What will the future of the Korean Peninsula look like in 2020? Let's look back at the US-China war that took place on the Korean Peninsula in 1950 and explore its future. ■1950 US-China War On June 27, 1950, the United States entered the war just two days after the outbreak of the war. Approximately 1.789 million US troops participated in the war, with 92,000 wounded and 36,000 killed. China, too, launched seven large-scale offensives, beginning with the first on October 25, 1950. During the war, up to 1.22 million Chinese troops participated. Approximately 200,000 Chinese soldiers were wounded and 130,000 killed (according to South Korean estimates). Despite the enormous losses, why did the US and China engage in this protracted war on the Korean Peninsula? This article examines the first and last clash between US and Chinese forces in history through the lens of the US-China War. ■1950 US-China War Part 1 - Miscalculation In 1950, the front lines of the Cold War were Germany and Taiwan. However, the war broke out on the Korean Peninsula. Seventy years later, the war remains unresolved. The causes lie in the miscalculations and misjudgments of its leaders. Before the outbreak of the war, communist leaders assumed that if war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, "the United States would not intervene." MacArthur, who successfully landed at Incheon, was confident that even if Chinese forces intervened, "the American army would achieve complete victory." Part 1 of the 1950 Sino-American War: Miscalculations examines the fatal miscalculations of both the United States and China, from their decision to participate in the war to the international order and their strategic and tactical decisions.