The claim was shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Aug. 24, 2024. “While the U.S. has launched 469 conflicts since 1789, China has launched none since 1949,” the claim reads in part. The claim has also been shared by several Chinese diplomats on X. Even Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021 that his country had not started a conflict since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
fredag 20. september 2024
Factlab: Has China not launched a war since 1949?
A claim emerged in Chinese-language social posts that China has not launched a war since 1949. But the claim is misleading as it is a one-sided historical interpretation. A review of events shows that China has been involved in several major conflicts since 1949, and there are different views about how much of a role it played in starting them.
The claim was shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Aug. 24, 2024. “While the U.S. has launched 469 conflicts since 1789, China has launched none since 1949,” the claim reads in part. The claim has also been shared by several Chinese diplomats on X. Even Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021 that his country had not started a conflict since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
The claim was shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Aug. 24, 2024. “While the U.S. has launched 469 conflicts since 1789, China has launched none since 1949,” the claim reads in part. The claim has also been shared by several Chinese diplomats on X. Even Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden in 2021 that his country had not started a conflict since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
