Why Did 14,000 Chinese War Prisoners Choose to Go to Taiwan in 1953? (Hint: It wasn't for 'freedom')
Published at : November 07, 2021
When the Korean war ended the United States repatriated over 14,000 Chinese POWs to Taiwan and said that these Chinese "volunteered" to go to Taiwan because "they hated communism and choose freedom". This is actually not true and this story is full of holes. Why would Chinese pows want to go to Taiwan away from their families in Mainland China? it doesnt make sense.
It turns out that in the POW camps of Korea, the Americans put the Chinese prisoners with former Kuomintang connections and the most die hard anti CPC beliefs into positions of power and authority to manage the other prisoners. These people acted like "Kapos".
The Kapos forced many of the Chinese POWs were coerced to get tattoos with anti Communist slogans like "retake mainland China" "destroy CCP" "destroy Russia" onto their arms and bodies (see attached images) under the fear of being beaten.
This way many of these POWs became scared of returning home to mainland China. This was why they went to Taiwan
China insisted on repatriating all prisoners in accordance with the provisions of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, where they will be sent home where they came from. The United States use the issue of prisoners of war as a tool to combat China.
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It turns out that in the POW camps of Korea, the Americans put the Chinese prisoners with former Kuomintang connections and the most die hard anti CPC beliefs into positions of power and authority to manage the other prisoners. These people acted like "Kapos".
The Kapos forced many of the Chinese POWs were coerced to get tattoos with anti Communist slogans like "retake mainland China" "destroy CCP" "destroy Russia" onto their arms and bodies (see attached images) under the fear of being beaten.
This way many of these POWs became scared of returning home to mainland China. This was why they went to Taiwan
China insisted on repatriating all prisoners in accordance with the provisions of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, where they will be sent home where they came from. The United States use the issue of prisoners of war as a tool to combat China.
CHECK OUT MY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA USING THE LINK BELOW:
https://linktr.ee/Captaincool
This channel seeks to create content to encourage a form of dialogue about China , stimulate critical thinking , and to draw out insights from viewers. Sometimes our channel present ideas in an aggressive or hot-tempered manner for entertainment and comedic purposes.
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