There are historical experiences that were shared between Koreans and Chinese in the 1st half of the 20th century. Despite the temporal and methodological differences, both Korea and China were invaded by the Japanese imperialism. Invaded by the Japan...
There are historical experiences that were shared between Koreans and Chinese in the 1st half of the 20th century. Despite the temporal and methodological differences, both Korea and China were invaded by the Japanese imperialism. Invaded by the Japanese empire, Korea and China came to share a ``common fate`` and considered the Japanese empire as their ``mutual enemy.`` And both Koreans and Chinese collaborated each other and fought the anti-Japanese war together. The Korean-Chinese coalitional war against the Japanese empire were developed throughout China in various forms. The typical area in which the Korean-Chinese coalitional war were developed was Manchuria. As the Japanese empire invaded Manchuria in September of 1931, Koreans and Chinese living in the area allied and fought against the Japanese army together. The fact that Korea`s Joseon Revolutionary Army(Joseon Hyeokmyeong-gun) and Korean Independence Army(Han-guk Dokripgun) working in Manchuria allied with China`s Liaoning People`s Self-Defence Army(Liaoning Minjung Jawigun) and Gillim National Salvation Army(Gillim Gugukgun) and developed the coalitional war was one of such examples. Also in the Inland China some coalitional wars of various methods were fought. Since 1910`s many Korean young men entered Chinese military academy, took military training, and then joined Chinese army to fight the anti-Japanese war. Some Korean independence movement groups organized Joseon Euiyongdae · Hanguk Cheongnyeon jeonji gongjakdae · Hanguk Gwangbokgun · Joseon Euiyonggun and fought the anti-Japanese war together with Chinese army. The fact that the Chinese Nationalist Party Government(Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party supported Korea`s independence movement was an important example for the coalitional war. Since Sun Wen`s Constitutional Protection Government, the Chinese Nationalist Party Government supported the independence movement of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and the Chinese Communist Party helped Joseondokripdongmaeng`s activities in Yan`an. Especially, the result of Jiang Jieshi`s positive support and effort was that the Cairo Conference of 1943 confirmed Korea should become free and independent after the war. In the 1st half of the 20th century Korea and China went through a lot of suffering and ordeal due to the Japanese invasion. Throughout the process Korea and China deployed the coalitional war against the Japanese empire, and for the result defeated the Japanese empire`s invasion and achieved the liberation and the victory. Korea and China together have the historical experiences defeating the Japanese empire`s invasion. Nonetheless, for over the 70 some years the history of the Korean-Chinese coalitional resistance has not been settled yet. Both Korean and Chinese must remember the communal experiences that they defeated the Japanese empire`s invasion together, and prepare a plan to historically organize them.