Editing History of East Asia (section)

===Cold War===
The Japanese growth in the postwar period was often called a "miracle". It was led by manufacturing; starting with textiles and clothing and moving to high-technology, especially automobiles, electronics and computers. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major global economic power.<ref>Xiaobing Li, ''. The Cold War in East Asia'' (Routledge, 2017)</ref>

The [[Chinese Civil War]] resumed after World War II concluded. In 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] proclaimed the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], which had governed [[mainland China]] until this point, [[Retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan|retreated]] to [[Taiwan]]. Since then, the jurisdiction of the Republic of China has been limited to the [[Free area of the Republic of China|Taiwan Area]].<ref name="China1">{{cite book|last1=Sarmento|first1=Clara|title=Eastwards / Westwards: Which Direction for Gender Studies in the 21st Century?|year=2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VvcYBwAAQBAJ&q=people%27s+republic+of+china+controls+mainland+china+hong+kong+macau&pg=PA127|page=127|publisher=Cambridge Scholars |isbn=978-1-4438-0868-2}}</ref><ref name="China2">{{cite book|last1=Henckaerts|first1=Jean-Marie|title=The International Status of Taiwan in the New World Order: Legal And Political Considerations|year=1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9kuVIayxDoC&q=roc+1949+taiwan+effective+control&pg=PA117|page=117|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |isbn=978-90-411-0929-3}}</ref>

After the surrender of Japan, at the end of World War II, on 15 August (officially 2 September) 1945, [[Division of Korea|Korea was divided]] at the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]] into two zones of occupation. The Soviets administered the northern-half and the Americans administered the southern-half. In 1948, as a result of [[Cold War]] tensions, the occupation zones became two sovereign states. This led to the establishment of the [[Republic of Korea]] in South Korea on 15 August 1948, promptly followed by the establishment of the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] in North Korea on 9 September 1948. In 1950, after years of mutual hostilities, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to re-unify the peninsula under its communist rule. The united Nations, under the leadership of the United States, back, and China entered to protect North Korea. The [[Korean War]], which lasted from 1950 to 1953, ended with a stalemate and has left the two Koreas separated by the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] (DMZ) up to the present day.<ref>William Stueck, ''The Korean War: an international history'' (Princeton University Press, 1997).</ref>