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The Korean War (1950-1953)


Xu Ling
ca. 1950
The Chinese people absolutely cannot condone the encroachment of other countries, and cannot listen to whatever Imperialist who thinks that it can wantonly encroach its own neighbours without acting
Zhongguo renmin jue bu neng rongren waiguode qinlüe, ye bu neng ting ren diguo zhuyizhe dui ziji linren sixing qinlüe
Size: 77x106 cm.
Call number: E27/169

The man in uniform is a caricature of Douglas MacArthur, commander of the American troops in Korea. While he is committing war crimes in Korea, an American airplane bombs a factory in China.
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