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Kim and Stalin were reluctant to accept Chinese aid at this time. North Korean army dissolved after the Inchon landing on September 15, 1950 and Stalin authorized a Chinese offensive on October 1. This triggered an emergency meeting of the Communist leadership at Zhongnanhai in Beijing. The meeting went on for several days and concluded on October 6. The offensive was approved by "one and a half men," as Mao put it. The "half" was Zhou Enlai. The other party leaders, including Lin Biao, were opposed. The decision was always Mao's to make as he had exercised dictatorial authority since 1943.<ref name="Chang"/>
Kim and Stalin were reluctant to accept Chinese aid at this time. North Korean army dissolved after the Inchon landing on September 15, 1950 and Stalin authorized a Chinese offensive on October 1. This triggered an emergency meeting of the Communist leadership at Zhongnanhai in Beijing. The meeting went on for several days and concluded on October 6. The offensive was approved by "one and a half men," as Mao put it. The "half" was Zhou Enlai. The other party leaders, including Lin Biao, were opposed. The decision was always Mao's to make as he had exercised dictatorial authority since 1943.<ref name="Chang"/>
American forces crossed the 38th parallel on October 7, intent upon destroying the North Korean forces, and captured the North Korean capital [[Pyongyang]] in mid-October. China sent hundreds of thousands of well-motivated, veteran troops south from Manchuria, supported by Russian built [[MiG-15]] fighters that were superior to any UN aircraft then in-country. By November the UN offensive had been halted, and by December it was mostly retreat. In January the Chinese forces captured Seoul.
American forces crossed the 38th parallel on October 7, intent upon destroying the North Korean forces. They captured the North Korean capital [[Pyongyang]] in mid-October. China sent hundreds of thousands of well-motivated, veteran troops south from Manchuria, supported by Russian built [[MiG-15]] fighters that were superior to any UN aircraft then in-country. By November the UN offensive had been halted, and by December it was mostly retreat. In January the Chinese forces captured Seoul.
=== Stalemate ===
=== Stalemate ===