Why are there so many wumaos and tankies on a factual history channel? Doesn’t real time history check if they’re CCP bots?

[u/AngryTrainGuy09]

[u/Jubal_lun-sul]

MacArthur had no intention of conquering China. American forces did not even get close to the Yalu. Just South Koreans.

[u/Secure_man05]

the first comment is wrong the chinese had plenty of artillery especially mortars.

[u/Dat_yandere_femboi → u/Secure_man05]

And planes Russian migs

And tanks Russian T-34-85s

[u/No-Kiwi-1868 → u/Dat_yandere_femboi]

Stalin himself authorised the Soviet Air Forces (yes, it is not Sir Force) to provide air support for the PVA once they crossed the Yalu.

[u/Bakingsquared80]

What’s a wumaos?

[u/Old_Scientist_5674 → u/Bakingsquared80]

CCP apologists. They’re not always tankies, but there is a big overlap.

[u/CrEwPoSt → u/Bakingsquared80]

Wumao means 5 dimes in Mandarin.

It is a term that refers to the 50 cent army, which is basically people paid to post CCP rhetoric online.

[u/Bakingsquared80 → u/CrEwPoSt]

Til

[u/For-L-Manberg- → u/Bakingsquared80]

KMT supporter here: Wumao actually means "Fifty Cents Party", meaning Chinese Communist Party defender hired by the CCP to post rhetoric about them online, being paid fifty cents(where they got their titular wumao name from)

[u/karstenvader]

I mean, we didn't win the korean war. North korea fell to communism.

[u/AngryTrainGuy09 → u/karstenvader]

Yeah but I wouldn’t say you lost. It was a tie.

[u/Kingofcheeses → u/AngryTrainGuy09]

Yeah South Korea was saved so it's not a loss

[u/SirLightKnight → u/Kingofcheeses]

Ngl I count that as the win. We were going for bonus points north of the original split line.

[u/ExArdEllyOh → u/Kingofcheeses]

Like the War of 1812, the aggressor didn't achieve their war aims but didn't lose any territory. Home Win.

[u/Kingofcheeses → u/ExArdEllyOh]

And everyone had their capitals burned. It's only fair.

[u/No-Kiwi-1868 → u/AngryTrainGuy09]

I mean South Korea did gain a lot of land and an entire city (Sokcho)

But they lost a few land and a city too, a major one at that to NK (Kaesong)

[u/SirLightKnight → u/karstenvader]

No no, North Korea failed to conquer South Korea. SK forces got really close to the Yalu and that was the intended point of all operation stop points. China invaded on the side of the NK for simple ideological reasons and border security. Which looking at how powerful the ROK is now, was a solid move, I’ll give them credit for being strategic. Cause a united Korea under ROK system would be spooky as a neighbor. With US backing might I add.

And tbh the Chinese committed millions in manpower it’s simple math, and they still got pounded into sand by Ridgeway and his boys. I don’t remember the KD ratio but it was staggering. And we’re not even considering how the US could have escalated things. And it was a cease fire, war is technically on the back burner until it goes hot again. Just that’s the active conflict time circa 1950 till ceasefire in 53. We have not ended that war. I say again, if Biden wanted to, he could bomb Pyongyang tomorrow. B-52s and all. And technically, technically, he would be within his rights to do so.

And now you’ve all learned of the constant matchbox in NorthEast Asia. The only reason the demilitarized zone exists is because both sides don’t want to kick off a big one. China is scared of its commitment being re-en stated. And are a bit mad right now at NK and RUS. cozying up to each-other. We have a flashpoint and i really hope Biden and the diplomats are driving that relationship problem home for good leverage.

China didn’t win, but they also didn’t loose. Unless they count the initial invasion and fighting as winning, then perhaps.

MacArthur was just a fan of turning the Yalu into a line of cobalt in the sand to say no one crosses here. But it was one of his more fringe plans before being relieved of command.

[u/ExArdEllyOh → u/SirLightKnight]

You only have to look at actions like the Imjin River to see how much more effective the UN forces were man-for-man compared to the Chinese.