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James Fretwell
James Fretwell is a writer based in Seoul, South Korea. He was an analyst at NK News, and he has often discussed the two Koreas in interviews on the BBC, ABC News Australia, Deutsche Welle and elsewhere.
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Features 70 years ago in freezing North Korea, China crushed US hopes of a war victoryAmericans would not be spending Christmas in the States as planned, but in Korea fighting the cold and the Communists Frozen and bloodied, U.N. forces cursed the “Chinese Communist hordes” as they trudged back south from the Yalu River. They had thought they would be home by Christmas, but the fighting would continue for another two-and-a-half years. This week marks 70 years since China's entry into the Korean War. Beijing’s intervention was decisive: Chinese “volunteers” saved Kim Il Sung’s North Korea from becoming a mere footnote in the history books. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |