CHINA POST in 2020 issued a first day cover stamp and maxi card marking the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the Korean War to fight on behalf of North Korea.
In October 1950, Chinese troops crossed the border into North Korea at the Yalu River (depicted on maxi card) to fight the U.S.-led U.N. forces. Beijing says just under 200,000 Chinese died in the Korean War, while some U.S. estimates have put that figure at 900,000.
The Korean War remains the only time China has gone to war with the U.S., which was commanding United Nations forces in the 1950-1953 conflict.
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