A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Korean War
Shen, Mao, Stalin and the Korean War: Trilateral Communist Relations in the 1950s, 2012
Zhihua Shen’s book was reviewed by Kathryn Weathersby for the H-Diplo discussion list in April 2013. It is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Matray, ed., Northeast Asia and the Legacy of Harry S Truman - Japan, China, and the Two Koreas, 2012
James I. Matray, ed.'s book was reviewed by Luke Griffith for H-War and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Wampler, ed. Trilateralism and Beyond: Great Power Politics and the Korean Security Dilemma during and after the Cold War, 2011
Jeff Crean reviews this book for H-War March, 2013, credit H-Asia.
Zhang, Mao's Military Romanticism: China and the Korean War, 1950-1953, 1995
Xiaoyuan Liu reviews the book for H-Diplo, June 1997.
Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State July 27, 1953
The Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State formally ended the war in Korea.
Mao Zedong's "Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers," 1950
Mao Zedong's "Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers" October 1950.
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