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From VOA Mandarin: American survivor recounts Battle of Chosin Reservoir


By evening on Dec. 9, 1950, the Treadway bridge was in place and men and vehicles could move unimpeded down the main supply route through Funchilin Pass.
By evening on Dec. 9, 1950, the Treadway bridge was in place and men and vehicles could move unimpeded down the main supply route through Funchilin Pass.

Wednesday marks the 74th anniversary of the start of the battle of Chosin Reservoir, a key moment in the Korean War. On November 27, 1950, Chinese forces launched a surprise attack on American troops that lasted 17 days in freezing weather.

VOA Mandarin has an exclusive interview with Robert Harlan, one of the survivors of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Lake Changjin). Harlan’s experience is different from what was depicted in a Chinese epic movie: “The Battle on Lake Changjin,” commissioned by China’s Communist Party in 2021.

See the full story here.

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