1950-51 Korean War Kaesong Negotiations Ill Fated - Ill Managed or DeliberateDeceit

摘要

This research paper shows how the Kaesong negotiations served as an extremelytragic template for the armistice negotiations. Both sides initially expected the peace talks to last for only three to six weeks. Tragically, while sporadic but costly fighting continued, a final settlement was not reached until more than sixty weeks later. Initial armistice talks started at Kaesong on 10 July 1951 and lasted only until 22 August 1951. Under suspicious circumstances the Chinese-Koreans and the United States negotiators suspended talks. Not until 27 July 1953 did the United States and the Chinese-North Koreans reach an agreement. This paper explores the reasons the negotiations failed.