Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War" id="mw3A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> when the United States, China, and North Korea <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Armistice_Agreement" id="mw3Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Korean Armistice Agreement">sign an armistice agreement</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syngman_Rhee" id="mw3g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Syngman Rhee">Syngman Rhee</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" id="mw3w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a>, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.