Why Mao Zedong Saved Kim Il-sung During the Korean War
By October 1950, North Korea was on the verge of defeat. Kim Il-sung had fled his capital, his army was collapsing, and the regime looked finished. Then Mao Zedong made one of the most consequential decisions of the Cold War. Against the advice of many around him, he sent hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers into Korea and changed the course of history. #MaoZedong #KimIlSung #KoreanWar #ChinaHistory #NorthKorea #ColdWar #PengDehuai
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