South Korean President Moon Jae-in, last Monday, announced that China, North Korea and the United States have agreed ‘in principle’ to officially end the Korean War. This move comes after multiple ceasefires between South Korea and North Korea in the history of around seven-decade-old conflicts. The declaration will put a formal end to the Korean War. The war begantowards①the end of World War 2, when the United States and the Soviet Union freed Korea, which was then a single country, from Japanese possession. The nation was then split into two occupation zones North and South. South and North Korea were separated by a border named the 38thparallel②. On June 25, 1950, North Korean forcesstormed③through the 38th parallel into South Korean territory with a plan to unify the Korean Peninsula once again. The conflict between the two sides came to a seeming end asthe Korean Armistice Agreement④was signed on July 27, 1953, establishing aKorean Demilitarised Zone⑤to divide South and North Korea. However, no peace treaty was signed back then. (CNBC)

12月13日，韩国总统文在寅宣布，中朝美三国“原则上”同意正式结束朝鲜战争。此前，在朝韩大约70年冲突的历史中，两国有过多次停火协议。文在寅的这次声明将为朝鲜战争正式画上句号。朝鲜战争爆发于第二次世界大战结束后不久。二战中，美国和苏联从日本的统治下解放了朝鲜半岛。朝鲜半岛从一个统一的国家被分割为南北两个占领区。划分朝韩两国的边境线名为“三八线”。1950年6月25日，朝鲜军队突破三八线，进入韩国境内，计划再一次统一朝鲜半岛。1953年7月27日，《朝鲜停战协定》签订，建立朝韩非军事区来分隔两国。双方冲突表面上暂停，但是，当时并未签订和平协定。