Aggression and Aid Korea, as the Korean War is commonly referred to in China. “U.S.-China tensions are rising day-to-day.”Since the beginning of the Trump administration’s trade war, China has bemoaned the growing conflicts over trade, technology and geopolitics as one-sided U.S. bullying and a return to Cold War-era thinking. Although Xi has dialed up nationalist sentiment and urged his countrymen in speeches to brace for hardship, he has generally avoided overt references to war with the United States. ADADThe Korean War from 1950 to 1953 was the last time the two countries fought a large-scale conflict. Sometimes called the “Forgotten War” in the United States, the combatant death toll was devastating for the two Koreas and China, which lost 180,000 soldiers, and the United States, which suffered 33,000 deaths.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2020 06:56 UTC