U.S. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said via Twitter on Oct. 23, “The Chinese Communist Party claims that the Korean War broke out 70 years ago. North Korea invaded Korea with Mao’s support on June 25, 1950.”
As U.S.-China relations continue to be highly tense, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a high-profile speech that day at a conference commemorating the 70th anniversary of the anti-U.S. war effort against North Korea. In his speech, he said, “The great war against the U.S. and North Korea resisted imperialist aggression and expansion, defended the security of the new China, safeguarded the peaceful life of the Chinese people, stabilized the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and maintained peace in Asia and the world.”
An analysis of the Wall Street Journal report said that Xi’s speech on Friday, which was overflowing with nationalist triumphs to commemorate China’s participation in the Korean War, was “a sign of disdain for U.S. bullying.” Xi called on China to confront the threat posed by foreign aggressors.
In response, Ortegaz forwarded a related story, emphasizing that “the Chinese Communist Party claims that the war ‘broke out’ only 70 years ago. The truth is: North Korea, with Mao’s support, invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. When the free country fought back, the CCP sent hundreds of thousands of troops across the Yalu River to ensure the destruction of the Korean Peninsula.”
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