1998年，我经过相当详细的研究之后，写下了《The Korean War FAQ》，针对美国以及世界人民对于朝鲜战争的常见的36个问题进行了解答。在序言中，我列举了FAQ的参考资料---基本上是美国及英国的历史专著。

《The Korean War FAQ》多次被作为权威的参考资料，包括被美国某些中学作为朝鲜战争的课外读物。

该FAQ的第二道问题是:"为什么PRC向朝鲜出兵？“ 该题解答如下：

【PRC's intervention in Korea was primarily precipitated by its own security concerns. In his telegram to premier  Zhou Enlai on Oct. 13 1950, Chinese leader Mao Zedong summarized the the rationale for sending troops to repel advancing US forces: if PRC did not take the initiative, then US forces would press on China along the Yalu river, China's northeastern defense force would be pinned down, southern Manchuria's power supply (generated from hydroelectric plants in North Korea) would be controlled by hostile forces, and the situation would resulted in the uprising of domestic and international "reactionary elements".

Furthermore, Chinese leaders had the conviction that US led western forces were trying to strangle the new China by a blockade starting from Korea and ending at Vietnam. Since a contest with US would be inevitable, it was desirable to teach the Americans a lesson as early as possible. Besides, it  was far more advantageous to fight US in Korea than in the Taiwan straits or Vietnam.

Contrary to western wisdom, Soviet Union did not mastermind the Chinese participation in the war. Stalin refused to offer much  support to the Chinese. China had to pay for all its weapon purchases from USSR plus interests.】

上面第二段翻成中文如下：

中国领导人确信，以美国为首的西方势力正在试图以一条从朝鲜到越南的战线绞杀新中国，鉴于一场与美国的冲突不可避免，尽早给美国人一个教训是适宜的。况且，在朝鲜与美国交战比在台湾海峡或者越南有利得多。