Second Korean War Over and Murder in Hong KongThe Second Korean War ended after nearly two months of fighting with an overwhelming victory for the Republic of Korea and the United States. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea lost roughly a quarter of the Korean People's Army in the failed invasion while United Nations Command forces suffered less then 5,000 which caught most military analysts by surprise as they had anticipated that North Korea would've performed more efficiently in combat. The Second Korean War was declared over with status quo ante bellum since the U.N.C. made no attempt to reunite the Korean Peninsula by military force. Given the ongoing Communist Resurgence of the 1990s, this recent victory is definitely a welcome change and has given many in the West hope.
Tragically Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten was assassinated by an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan condemned Chinese government for the callous murder of the governor and declared that their actions had put the scheduled handover in 1997 into question with a growing number of British and Hongkonger citizens alike calling for London to postpone or even cancel the handover. U.S. President George H.W. Bush condemned the actions of China and vowed that the United States would stand by their British allies regardless how they decide to respond.
Defense of South Korea VictoryChina Assassinates Hong Kong Governor