both side actually did not achieve their overall strategically objective. Only tactical objective on both side are achieved. If this war have to declare a winner, no one win in this war, especially the war have actually not over.
In a brief look, the UN achieve their first tactical objective by pushing the North Korean out of South Korea, but failed when they modified their objective to expel the North Korean in total, by Chinese intervention.
China, also achieve their first tactical objective by pushing the UN force just south of North Korea, however, they themselves crossed into South Korea and failed their objective to roll over the South Korean and UN force.
Shall UN stopped at 38 parallel in the first setting, UN would have won the war with both Tactical and Strategically Objective achieved.
Shall China stopped at 38 parallel as well, they would also have won the war, but the fact is, neither one did stop at that, hence neither actually won.
On the other hand, since nobody won, that also mean nobody actually lose. The war, best stated. would be in antebellum state (Which mean before the war) which neither side did anything to others. and thus, a status quo.
And if I were you, I would actually not say that, because to these Chinese member, you are not one of them if you disagree with them
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