China got involved in the war because by that time, UN forces had gotten pretty darn near the Chinese boarder, and they didn't want a UN force right at their doorstep. So they invaded and started pushing the UN all the way back to the 38th parallel
The communist superpowers; USSR & Red China (Nationalist China was a US Ally).
Red China yes; Nationalist China no.
china
Because China is North Korea's ally.
Mao Tse-tung was the Chairman of the ruling Communist Party in China during the Korean War.
It set up the demilitarized zone or the DMZ and eventually led to China not being communist.
The communist superpowers; USSR & Red China (Nationalist China was a US Ally).
china
Red China yes; Nationalist China no.
The republic of South Korea backed by the US and communist North Korea backed by communist china.
When the United States went back on a promise not to cross the 38th Parallel during the Korean War the People's Republic of China retaliated. They decided to surprise MacArthurâ??s troops by crossing the Yalu. Some think China wanted to keep North Korea communist so they had to step in.
The US/UN approached too close to their border. The US/UN invaded North Korea, and the Red Chinese didn't know if the US/UN would stop there. So Communist China counter-attacked before it was too late (if the US/UN didn't stop at the border).
Because China is North Korea's ally.
Mao Tse-tung was the Chairman of the ruling Communist Party in China during the Korean War.
communist china and soviet union
Communist China during the Korean War .
Much like now, China had a single-party, totalitariandictatorship. The main difference between then and now is that China was very hardline communist at the time, but now they're sort of communist-in-name-only.