Right decision to fight aggression, assist DPRK

Editor's note: July 27 marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53). The anniversary should be commemorated to highlight the importance of peace, laud the decision of the then leaders which in the long run helped the country's development, and pay respects to the Chinese People's Volunteers force for making great sacrifices to defend the motherland. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

July 27 marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that put the Korean War (1950-53) on hold.

Eight months after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Korean War broke out in June 1950. The flames of war soon reached the border river of Yalu, and US planes repeatedly bombed Northeast China's border regions. On Oct 19, 1950, responding to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's request for assistance the Chinese People's Volunteers force crossed the Yalu River to aid the DPRK's fight there until the armistice was signed in 1953.