USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -UN forces invaded North Korea in October 1950 and moved rapidly towards the Yalu River-the border with China-but on 19 October 1950, Chinese forces of the People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) crossed the Yalu and entered the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -His report to Washington dismissed the danger of Chinese intervention. Three days later Peng’s armies struck the American forces as they were driving to the Yalu River. The result was a disaster. The Eighth Army was routed again and its South Korean allies destroyed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Chongju (29–30 October 1950) took place during the United Nations Command (UN) offensive towards the Yalu River, which followed the North Korean invasion of South Korea at the start of the Korean War.

Detailed explanation-4: -The river has been the site of several battles because of its strategic location between Korea and China, including: Battle of the Yalu River (1894) – First Sino-Japanese War. Battle of Yalu River (1904) – Russo-Japanese War. Battle near to the Yalu River (1950) – Korean War.

Detailed explanation-5: -Its importance to China, especially at the time of the establishment of the People’s Republic, was one of the main reasons that China entered the Korean War in 1950, when United Nations troops were advancing northward toward the Yalu.