Collective Memory Of "Resisting U.S. Aggression And Aiding Korea" And The Evolution Of China's Diplomatic Idea

Wars tend to concentrate on generating many significant events and commemorative festivals that are worthy of continuation and transmission,so memories of wars are often deep and lasting for a nation or collective.Faced with the same war,each side will construct their own memories out of different experiences and practical needs,thus having different perspectives and perceptions,forming a composite,and perhaps even competing,collective memory.As a crucial and indispensable main memory of the Chinese people’s war memory,it is necessary to comprehensively examine how the war to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has been understood and remembered in China since the end of the war,and how the memory of the war has evolved.By sorting out and comparing official speeches,news reports,and literary works about the memory narrative of the war to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in different periods,I divide the memory into three stages,the first stage was from the end of the war to the reform and opening up of China,was full of ideological and Cold War mentality under the influence of "revolutionary diplomacy",emphasizing that China,as the center of supporting the world revolution,could only defend its interests through armed struggle and insist on confronting imperialism.The second stage was after the reform and opening up,the emphasis on economic construction and the improvement of Sino-US relations led to the shifting of the memory from the hostile sentiment toward the United States and the dilution of internationalism to patriotic education and revolutionary heroism,and the spirit of the war to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea entered the official political language.The third stage is from the 18 th CPC National Congress to the present,in which the memory serves more for the realization of the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the construction of the community with a shared future for mankind.The change of memory in different periods shows that the construction of China’s memory of the war to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is inextricably linked to China’s diplomatic philosophy,which shows that collective memory plays an important role in a country’s diplomacy and that viewing the war to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea through the perspective of collective memory enriches and deepens the understanding of China’s diplomacy.