In October 1950, Mao made the decision to send the People's Volunteer Army (PVA), a special unit of the People's Liberation Army, into the Korean war and fight as well as to reinforce the armed forces of North Korea, the Korean People's Army, which had been in full retreat.
I oktober 1950 tog Mao en beslutning om at sende Folkets Frivillige Hær (på engelsk People's Volunteer Army, PVA), der var en specialenhed i Folkets Befrielseshær, i krig i Korea, og kæmpe samt at forstærke Nordkoreas tropper Koreas Folkehær, som havde været på retræte.