China's "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" Memorial Hall included in teachers' overseas training visit destination. [Yonhap News TV]

"War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" (항미원조) is China's self-glorifying term for the Korean War. This phrase, meaning "resisting the U.S. and aiding Korea," is a pathetic act of self-defense by China to evade its war crimes during the Korean War.

Due to the invasion by Chinese Communist forces, we missed the opportunity for unification and have endured over 80 years of national division and fratricidal strife. When you think about it, China is truly our blood enemy and the "Chinese barbarians."

That phrase, "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea," is now starting to be uttered by Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party government. And to commemorate the month of National Security and Veterans' Affairs in June, a trip plan is being pushed for selected elementary, middle, and high school teachers to visit the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" Memorial Hall in Dandong. This is to teach the Korean War as the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea." This is the traitorous face of the Ministry of National Defense under the Lee Jae-myung administration.

This is similar to Gwangju City's act of erecting a statue and commemorating Chinese Communist musician Jung Yul-seong, but it is chilling because it is being done by the Ministry of National Defense, which commands 450,000 ROK troops, meaning the very ministry that fought against the Chinese Communist forces. It should be seen as the act of a dog following the so-called "Chinese barbarians."

The Korean War was the first and last war where the United Nations sent troops from 16 countries under the name of the UN Command. Among those UN forces were troops from Africa and South America. The troops from Africa fought in 253 battles and recorded 253 victories. They were the Ethiopian forces.

At that time, the Chinese Communist forces were employing guerrilla tactics using the rugged terrain. For the Chinese Communist forces who were close by, even superior weapons were useless. Thus, the Chinese Communist forces, using surprise attacks as their primary strategy, often pushed the UN forces into crisis. It was the Turkish forces who engaged in bayonet charges and close-quarters combat to annihilate the Chinese Communist forces. Those Turkish soldiers saved our war orphans by pooling their salaries to build orphanages.

Luxembourg sent 83 soldiers. However, 83 soldiers represented only 1/10 of Luxembourg's regular army of 900. There are reports that two Korean War veterans from Luxembourg are still alive today.

While numerous countries worldwide sent hospital ships and supplies to rescue us, China sent a million troops, driving young men belonging to the UN forces to their deaths. Most of the 35,000 U.S. casualties were young men in their 20s. They sacrificed their lives, which could have been lived for another 50 years, for the freedom and democracy of this land.

General Van Fleet is an unforgettable general in a human sense. General Van Fleet lost his only son in the Korean War. His only son, a bomber pilot, did not return from a night bombing mission, and General Van Fleet ordered a halt to the search. His reason was that he could not put other people's children in danger to find his own son.

That General Van Fleet left behind a photograph with a war orphan on his back. "The General Carrying a War Orphan." On the brutal battlefield, General Van Fleet was a true soldier who taught us "what it means to be human," and he was a benefactor who defended our Republic of Korea until the end. And until his death, he dedicated everything he had for the Republic of Korea on the Korean Peninsula, where his only son was buried.

There were a total of 142 sons of U.S. generals who participated in the Korean War. And 35 were killed or wounded. General Clark's son, despite being wounded three times, went back to the battlefield and was eventually captured and repatriated to the United States. The son of General Walker, who defended the Nakdong River line, was also there, as was the son of Eisenhower, who later became President of the United States, at the Korean War front.

Let us once again ponder the phrase "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea." Who dares to use this language of treason? Who has permitted this language to be used? Would it be an exaggeration to claim that this is treasonous language permitted by Lee Jae-myung, used by the Lee Jae-myung cabinet, and spoken by the Democratic Party traitors living with Lee Jae-myung?

Now that the country is being devastated by electoral fraud, the woman who is the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense repeatedly told a reporter who questioned the term "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" only that she would "verify it."

Minister of National Defense Ahn Kyu-baek is dismantling tank obstacles erected on roads near the ceasefire line and is lifting civilian control zone restrictions. Military facilities can no longer be safe from civilians. The ROK Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and Korea Military Academy have been merged into one, nullifying the characteristics of each branch. The National Defense Security Command has been dismantled. Now, there is no way to prevent spies from infiltrating the ROK Armed Forces. This is treason.

"War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" is a term that China or North Korea can use. Those who use this term should be called dogs following China or North Korea. Now, dogs have appeared in the Republic of Korea.

Therefore, since the Lee Jae-myung administration has clearly been revealed as a treasonous regime, such people cannot be dealt with solely through electoral fraud. Electoral fraud is treason, but serving the "Chinese barbarians" with the phrase "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" is also treason. With treason added to treason, is not only suppression (토벌) and extermination (척살) the only answer? 

◆ Jeong Jae-hak, Poet

Poet, National Meritorious Person, Columnist, Park Chung-hee Presidential Public Relations Committee Member, 36 years of teaching experience in Jeolla Province