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About Why Did China Side With North Korea In The Korean War? | Mao's Cold War | Real History

In the decades following World War II, a new era of frosty relationship was ushered between the greatest superpowers of the time, America and the Soviet Union. As the fate of the world hung in the balance, Mao Zedong's China complicated matters by leaving their true allegiances secret.

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Why Did China Side With North Korea In The Korean War? | Mao's Cold War | Real History
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