Sino-Vietnamese War - Wikipedia
The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by other names) was a brief conflict that occurred in early 1979 between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive ostensibly in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978, which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge.
China in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia
The Vietnam War affected the strategic interests of the People's Republic of China, the United States, and the Soviet Union as well as the relations between those great powers.
Sino-Vietnamese War, 1979 - HistoryNet
2017年4月11日 · China sought to punish Vietnam, yet both sides claimed victory in the short but bloody war. On February 17, 1979, troops from the People’s Republic of China attacked the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in what became known as the Sino-Vietnamese War.
The 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War and Its Consequences
2022年12月20日 · The war deepened Vietnam’s hostility toward China, and the two communist countries would be engaged in a series of intermittent, brutal small wars for the next 12 years until peaceful negotiation finally took place in 1991, when …
Forgotten War: How China Was Crushed By Vietnam in a 1979 …
2019年9月25日 · At 5 AM on February 17, 1979, a massive artillery bombardment rippled across Vietnam’s mountainous northern border with China. Waves of soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation...
War of the Dragons: The Sino-Vietnamese War, 1979 - HistoryNet
2016年4月11日 · China determined that Vietnam, heady with its victory in the American War, must be taught a lesson. Deng Xiaoping, China’s diminutive leader, had good reason by late 1978 to view Vietnam’s victory in the American War (1959-75) as a threat to China’s security.
Sino-Vietnamese War | 1979 | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
…February 1979, its forces invaded Vietnam in strength. The Carter administration felt obliged to favour China (especially given residual American hostility to North Vietnam) and supported Peking’s offer to evacuate Vietnam only when Vietnam evacuated Cambodia.
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) - Wikipedia
The Sino-Vietnamese conflicts of 1979–1991 were a series of border and naval clashes between the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam following the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979.
Sino-Vietnamese War 1979-91 - onwar.com
On February 17, 1979, Chinese troops crossed the border into northern Vietnam at several locations. The Vietnamese defenders were mainly border security forces and local militia units. Chinese forces advance some 8km on the first day but then nearly stalled because of determined resistance from Vietnamese defenders and logistical difficulties.
examines the PLA's role, including Chinese military strategy and prepa rations for the attack and the PLA's own views of military operations. It finally reviews the repercussions of the conflict, both politically and militarily, and lessons learned as seen by Chinese themselves.