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It's the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other?
North Korea and South Korea share the same roots, and since World War II, when they each established their own regimes due to the great power game, they have been at odds with each other, and the two countries are still in frequent situations today, with an attitude of no one obeying the other, and longing for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula one day.
Can we still see the reunification of the Korean Peninsula one day? Perhaps history has already given people the answer, since the Han Dynasty, Korea has been in a state of division, after the change of dynasties, the three kingdoms have been established, and the division lasted for up to 1,800 years, let us enter this ill-fated Korean Peninsula together.
A history that is constantly changing
"In the East China Sea, in the corner of the North Sea, there is a country named Korea. ”
The description of Korea first appeared in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and later generations have always called it "Joseon", but in order to distinguish the later Joseon Dynasty, it was called "Ancient Joseon" before the establishment of a dynasty in Joseon.
Similar to the mainland, ancient Korea has always practiced a slave society, with a small-scale peasant economy. Until a young man named "Wei Man" led his troops to directly overthrow the regime and establish the first dynasty of Joseon. It is worth mentioning that according to legend, Wei Man is not a North Korean, but a native of Yan.
Everyone knows that Qin destroyed the six countries to unify the world, but they don't know that after the Yan State was destroyed, Wei Man, who was a native of the Yan State, was dissatisfied with the oppression, and wanted to open up the territory and revive the prestige of the Yan State, and the soldiers responded to the call, and they came to the Korean Peninsula to occupy the land, seize power, and re-establish the dynasty.
Not long after the reunification, the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition sent by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty set foot on this land in a mighty way, and overthrew the regime established by Wei Manchu without much effort, and the four counties of Han became the name of Korea when it was occupied by the Han Dynasty.
Speaking of which, there is a "broken thread" connection between North Korea and the mainland, and many Korean cultures or Xi that are still being praised now have the shadow of the mainland, and the influence is obvious.
In the past, there were the three kingdoms of "Wei, Shu and Wu" on the mainland, and there was the "Three Kingdoms Era" in Korea. In the 4th century B.C., Goguryeo quietly established power on the Yalu River, and because the Han Dynasty was in decline, it was helpless and had reached the moment of life and death.
It didn't take long for Goguryeo to expand its power and occupy one-third of the entire Korean Peninsula. At the same time, the four counties of Han were divided among other regimes to form Silla and Baekje. For a long time, the Korean Peninsula was dominated by this three-legged situation.
Goguryeo changed the name of the country to "Goryeo", which is the source of the name of the later Goryeo Dynasty. During the reign of the Three Kingdoms, Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje were constantly in dispute, and each wanted to become the hegemon of the Korean Peninsula for nearly five centuries.
It was not until later that Goryeo conquered Silla and Baekje, and finally the Goryeo Dynasty unified and integrated the Korean Peninsula, and under the rule of the absolute monarchy, Goryeo flourished and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The Goryeo Dynasty was also one of the few countries that admired Buddhism, but it was slowly replaced by Confucianism under the influence of Confucianism on the mainland.
The Goryeo dynasty has existed for more than 500 years in history, and it can be said that it is one of the few periods of Korean unification. Not long after, a Goryeo general rebelled against his rule, and many generals rose up to overthrow the Goryeo Dynasty and establish the Joseon Dynasty.
The Joseon Dynasty also became the last feudal dynasty on the Korean Peninsula, and when the Joseon Dynasty was overthrown, the Korean Peninsula became a colony of other countries. And this other country is undoubtedly Japan, which is relatively close.
Japan's intention to annex is seen by the whole world, and its attempt to annex China, a vast territory, is really extremely hateful. Not long after the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan, as the victorious power, began the next step of its battle plan, and the well-equipped Japanese soldiers set foot on the Korean Peninsula, and it did not take long to reach the center of the Joseon Dynasty, and finally overthrow the Joseon Dynasty until the end of World War II.
Under the control of Japan in all aspects, Korea has not only become a vassal of Japan politically, but also the life of the common people is extremely difficult. North Korea, which was not rich in the first place, was looted by Japan's ruthless plunder, both its resources and wealth. If you don't pay attention, the people will be forcibly seized by the wandering soldiers, which is simply inhumane!
Even under Japanese rule, Korea could no longer use its own language, which made the masses resentful and launched a series of revolts, but they were all suppressed by the Japanese army, and some activists even lost their lives. However, North Korea's independence activities are also supported by many countries around the world.
Victims in the Cold War landscape
After the outbreak of World War II, countless people of the world were persecuted by fascist countries and were in dire straits. Peace-loving countries formed an "anti-fascist coalition", and China was one of them.
Justice may be late, but it is never absent, and with the efforts of many countries, the fascist state has finally been subdued. In the Asian theater, the competition between the mainland and Japan finally ushered in the finale.
The mainland, which was originally at a disadvantage, gradually occupied the upper hand of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after the Kuomintang and the Communist Party put down the mustard for the second cooperation, guerrilla warfare, breakthrough warfare, and survived under the Japanese army's spears and artillery, and then won large-scale victories again and again, boosting morale.
In 1945, the Japanese army was defeated and retreated, perhaps knowing that it had reached the end of the crossbow, signing an armistice agreement, winning the War of Resistance against Japan, and also marking the end of World War II, not only marking that the Chinese people finally raised their eyebrows and drove the invaders out, but also that Korea, as a Japanese colony, was finally able to take a breath.
However, he did not expect that after driving away Japan, North Korea fell into a new "embarrassing situation". At the Yalta Conference, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union took control of the situation, and in the face of the post-war disposition of Korea, they directly took the 38th parallel as the boundary, with the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south, and the armies of the two countries were stationed on the Korean Peninsula.
Unexpectedly, the northern and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula have never been unified since then. However, the Korean Peninsula was forced to be divided into two, and it was also a victim of the great power game, and soon after the Iron Curtain speech set off a bloody storm, the United States and the Soviet Union did not hide their ambitions to become world hegemons.
The promulgation of the Truman Doctrine and the establishment of NATO marked the official beginning of the Cold War, and the Soviet Union was not to be outdone, and its policy toward the United States was in line with the Warsaw Pact, and it wanted to suppress the other side in all aspects.
With the support of the United States, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula was established as the "Republic of Korea", which is now South Korea. Not to be outdone, in the Soviet-administered north, Kim Il Sung of the Workers' Party of Korea established the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
However, North and South Korea still do not look at each other to this day, let alone the day when it was first established, and it can be said that there was not a single day of peace on the Korean Peninsula during that time, especially at the 38th parallel.
This 38th parallel, under countless provocations, small-scale wars have broken out, and both sides seem to be looking for a breakthrough to test each other's strength, and in just a few years, there have been thousands of conflicts.
It wasn't until 1950 that the first hot war of the Cold War began. The large-scale conflict made the two sides unbearable, and North Korea took the lead in sending troops, preparing to take the entire Korean Peninsula into its pocket and unify the Korean Peninsula.
The North Korean soldiers were all witty and brave, and it was not long before the South Korean army was overwhelmed and retreated, and soon the North Korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel with their heads held high, their morale was greatly boosted, and they were ready to break through South Korea one by one.
In a few short months, the DPRK army became more and more courageous, and even fought all the way to Busan, and it was only a few months after the reconquest of Busan, and the DPRK leaders and people were very happy to see that the entire Korean Peninsula was about to be reunified.
But before they could be happy, something happened.
This was supposed to be a civil war on the Korean Peninsula, but I did not expect the United States to directly enter the game, and it was simply a-stirring stick for fear that the world would not be chaotic! After the defeat of the South Korean leader, he immediately fled in despair and asked the United States for assistance.
The United States, on the other hand, has single-handedly reversed black and white in the United Nations, portraying North Korea as a murderer who endangers the homeland security of other countries, and that it will do everything possible to help South Korea as a messenger of peace.
Later, the American general led the United Nations troops to land at Incheon, and in order to "defend peace," they aimed their advanced weapons at the North Korean soldiers and directly forced them back to the 38th parallel. North Korea knows that it is no match for the United States, and in the face of such a formidable adversary, its leaders can only turn to other countries for help.
So the first things that came to North Korea's mind were China and the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union did not agree to North Korea's request for help, after all, it was very likely to turn into a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, and in order to protect itself, the Soviet Union chose to stay alone.
Unlike the Soviet Union, if China does not intervene, the U.S. military will defeat North Korea and go straight to the mainland border, seriously affecting the security of the mainland border. In the face of the United States' fierce eyes, the mainland had no choice but to intervene, even though New China had just been founded at that time, and it should devote all its energy to post-disaster reconstruction and economic recovery.
In desperation, the mainland recruited volunteers from all over the country to volunteer to fight to save North Korea under the bombardment of American spears and artillery. In the eyes of the people of the world, this is a war that must be lost. No one is an opponent of the United States, let alone China, which even Japan could not defeat.
Resist US aggression and aid Korea, protect the family and defend the country. The volunteers have shown their morale and the majesty of the Chinese army in one battle after another against the United States. In the face of such a "tough" volunteer army, the American army was dumbfounded, and increased its intensity again and again, and the volunteers even showed their housekeeping skills.
In the end, the United States could not hold on and offered to sign an armistice agreement. After the signing of the armistice agreement, the Korean War officially ended, China's international status was greatly enhanced, and some negative voices gradually decreased.
Although the two-and-a-half-year war between North Korea and South Korea has ended, the issue of the reunification of the Korean Peninsula has not yet been resolved.
The Korean Peninsula is destined to be not peaceful
Since the establishment of South Korea and North Korea, the two countries have gone in completely different directions. Although the "Peace Agreement" has restrained the two sides from fighting on the surface, the conflict between the two countries is well known to the two countries in private.
With the support of the United States, South Korea's economy has achieved rapid development, and in the 90s, it even became the "Asian Tigers", truly out of poverty, with a small country but high per capita GDP, and now it has become a developed country.
When you think of South Korea, you can't help but think of words like "Korean dramas" and "idols", and South Korea, as a star-making factory, has put a lot of effort into entertainment, but this is the only thing that South Korea can handle.
And when people mention North Korea, it seems that it is still associated with "poverty" and "backwardness", but in fact it is. Originally, they belonged to the same region, but the income of the North Korean people is not even half of that of the South Korean people, let alone a good life. In economic development, which is also the focus of the DPRK leadership, it is important to change the strategy in time and promote economic growth.
However, who knew that the DPRK, which was unknown and could even be said to be impoverished, actually shone militarily, and there were all kinds of arms, whether it was the navy, land, air force, or rocket troops, they all showed their majesty in the military parade, and there were even "men in black troops" who specialized in collecting intelligence.
The DPRK, which has a wealth of armed forces, has invested even more heavily in equipment and weapons, and all of the world's best weapons appeared in the military parade ceremony. Perhaps they were frightened by the well-equipped weapons of the United States, so they fought to catch up in the military, hoping that one day they could defeat the invaders with their own strength.
From the history of the development of the Korean Peninsula after the split, we can see that the road to the reunification of the Korean Peninsula is indeed full of difficulties, and it seems that only the current state of development is the best outcome. If one day we really face reunification, which mode of development should be chosen between the two countries, and will the people of both sides accept it? Perhaps this is also a question worth pondering.
Summary:
In the 1800 years of separation, the Korean Peninsula still does not have the most suitable opportunity for reunification, and the regions under the alternation of countless political regimes have been colonized by Japan, and various regimes have even emerged, revealing that the unification of the Korean Peninsula is not easy.
The long history of division is not destined to be too peaceful in this region, and it may take an extremely difficult process to truly move towards reunification. The future international situation is still unknown, and if the two countries can put aside their mustards and use peaceful means to move toward reunification, this will not be a win-win outcome.
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The heads of state of the DPRK and the ROK turned the "Armistice Agreement" into a "peace agreement"——China Daily2018-04-27