All Comments for Are China and Vietnam on the Verge of Another War?

I fought beside, and against, the Vietnamese
and would bet money on them against anyone, as long as they have a flow of small-arms, anti-armor and anti-air. The Chinese will control the seas, unless USA steps in, but that only gives them control of what land the sea guns can reach. China used 600,000 in last invasion (I could be wrong on the number), and lost 15% in one month. This time the USA re-supply would have time to arrive, and China's losses would exceed 50%. China should go for it: I'll back Charlie....anytime.

Oct 18, 2018 12:51 AM

Vietnamese people keep screaming that China dominated them for over a thousand years and how brutally China had treated them in the past. I think this is big political bluffing to make people believe that Vietnamese are nice people who suffered much from the occupation by China.

For over a thousand years ruling over Vietnam, if China was as brutal as Hitler, Hirohito or Bin Laden, the country of Vietnam would have been completely disappeared from the world map since more than a thousand years ago. The main reason why Vietnam still exists today is not that they had fought successfully to gain their independence but that the foreign policy of Chinese Kingdom in the past was hundred times softer than that of the colonialist countries in the recent 600 years. China’s foreign policies throughout many dynasties had been quite similar, it requested the neighboring countries to pay tribute to China every year with an agreement to keep peace between the nations. This type of demand seemed to be unfair to the neighboring countries but it was indeed a way to show that the surrounding countries are not becoming a threat to the national security of Chinese Kingdom.

People should read about the history of Vietnam after it gained independence from China during the 10th century. The original Vietnam is in the North part, the middle part belonged to Cham people (closely related to Malayan ethnics, not Vietnamese) and the South part (Cochinchina) was owned by Cambodia. During 14th to 17th centuries, Vietnamese dynasties of Ly, Tran and Nguyen kept invaded Cham territory, moved Vietnamese people southward, conducted bloody mass killings on Cham people and finally wiped out the Cham kingdom during mid of 17th century. Since then, only few Cham people were left over. But Vietnam had eliminated their country, destroyed their cultural structures and marginalized their ethnicity.

When France colonized Indochina, it made Cochinchina part of Vietnam instead, Cambodians then lost their right to access the sea via Mekong River. For many years already, Cambodian government had been trying to appeal the land loss issue to UN without any success. Do you think Vietnam will admit that Cochichina belonged to Cambodia and return the land? Vietnam also seized some border villages of Cambodia during its invasion to overthrow the Khmer Rouge government and set up puppet governments in both Cambodia and Laos to secure its political and economic controls over the two countries.

Vietnamese never know the truth about their history because their school history books hide away the information that may create negative thinking in their people. Their education systems keeps fanning the fire of hatred and discrimination against China and Chinese people to push their people nationalism to the extreme. This shows that Vietnamese are simply as racist as other racist people in the world.

In the recent past, Vietnam had been colonized by France, Japan and then USA to the mid and south. Its war against USA would have been failed more than 40 years ago without the help from China and Russia. But now Vietnam turns back to USA for military support against China, this reveals the flip-flopping characteristics of Vietnamese government.

Is Vietnam a nice guy as their people always claim? People should objectively examine its history facts!

Sep 11, 2015 12:25 PM

The question is what side will Vietnam join if china went to war with the united states?

Oct 02, 2014 04:09 PM

I think your underestimating the Vietnamese. first of all Vietnam been in more wars and battles than china ever had infact china hardly have any battle or war experience. so if your looking at the point china may when because of more modern and sophisticated weapons and man power if its an all out war. maybe but Vietnam isn't stupid the united states went to war with Vietnam also with highly modernized weapons of the period and look what happened to us. they didn't have all the modern mechanized equipment until toward the end. they won by neutrician and gorilla tactics hit run thrust pull back and so forth. plus they had a goal china depends on sheer numbers to win only because they don't know anything else they never been like I said in a major war Vietnam been fighting wars since they ever existed they beat the French, the Japanese and china and America. so what that tell you...

Oct 02, 2014 04:02 PM

Derp

Jun 17, 2014 05:41 AM

Well , Is china ready and can afford to go for a war with half of the world ? The moment US , Russia , Asean , India,Japan joins in China will be cracked into pieces.

Jun 07, 2014 01:28 AM

Chinese soldiers of the current generation come from single baby families, they are little emperors, spoiled brats, having the best equipment doesn't make good soldiers. On the other vietnamese fighting prowess will show itself but at sea it's a different ball game. China being wealthy can afford the best fighter jets, the best warships money can buy. Vietnam can't match that and needs to be very careful, one mistake is all that needs to see its small navy wiped out in an instant. Vietnam is always wise, will fight only when the odds are in its favour, biding its time waiting for the best opportunity. If the past is any indication, Vietnam has overcome heavy odds against much larger adversaries, France and the US for example, Don't write Vietnam out yet.

May 25, 2014 07:59 AM

oh and don't forget they also kicked the heck out of Japan during world war 2

Oct 02, 2014 04:11 PM

Vietnam againt the Chinese? Maybe 2 days. Only because of distances.
Advantage: very short supply lines.
The 1979 conflict didn't go very well for the Vietnamese.

May 22, 2014 05:22 PM

In 1979 border war, Chinese lost even it brought an army 10 times against Vietnamese troops. The funny thing was they lost to militiamen and militiawomen with their army.

May 23, 2014 11:36 PM

it sure did go well the Vietnamese kicked Chinese buts with only 100,00 border Militias and beat 25 Chinese divisions and amored divisions mauled them to shreads so you tell me that Vietnam didn't go well still china didn't get to Hanoi nor Cambodia and Vietnam never used any of their regular troops so what that tell you?

Oct 02, 2014 04:06 PM

Of course the united nation will join too.

May 21, 2014 04:31 PM

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May 19, 2014 11:59 PM

The Chinese current regime has no respect for international law . The Nazi did the same thing in the 1930 in Europe. The nations of the world need to step up and stop China now . We all know too well the cost of doing nothing

May 19, 2014 12:03 AM

The Vietnamese communists are best at prosecute it innocent citizens, when dealing with its brotherhood Northern border communists, they will eventually give in to their Chinese communist brotherhood demands.

May 18, 2014 06:08 PM

Vietnam won't give in to China. You should look back at the history of Vietnam before saying anything without knowledge of it.

May 23, 2014 11:32 PM

China needs to back off this wrecklass course of territorial theft from all it's asain neighbors. Look at the map! It is so obvious whose waters and territory the rig is in.

May 18, 2014 02:43 PM

Welcome to the Asia century, Human race has lived in peace for so long and taken everything for granted. regardless if the war will breakout between china and vietnam, it is matter of if but when the world war 3 will start and every country will have to take side. Either you are with the new Axis ( China, Russia) or with the old one ( USA, Japan). There will be no winners and all losers. After all, few billion human shall be taken of the planet to make space for a greener world

May 18, 2014 01:15 AM

SEEM LIKE THE WAR WON'T HAPPEN,EVENTHOUGHT BOTH SIDES WILL BE LOOSER.

May 17, 2014 11:13 AM

The experts keep saying it's in best interest neither country go to war. And China knows this, and it keeps doing what it has been doing with its neighbor countries, encroaching on Japan, Philippines and Vietnam. Each time China won. This is one no difference.

May 16, 2014 10:02 AM

China has not "won" completely. China has lost the Senkakus for fear of starting a war with the United States. This is why they are putting their efforts elsewhere. Their earlier victory over the PI simply brought the US back to Subic Bay. Most of all, China has let the entire world know that their "Peacefuyl Rise" was a lie and that they can not be trusted as a nation, politically or economically. Already China has hardened the US-JPN-AUSTR alliance, with NATO in the background. It is a matter of time before ASEAN and India come around.

May 19, 2014 12:21 PM

I give permission to fight each other. Go ahead make my day .HA HA HA Hun Sen has no choice to pick side either one they will eat Hun Sen alive

May 16, 2014 09:14 AM

With billions of poor people who overcrowd the earth China should wage war to reduce its population. With lousy record of fight war throughout history, I envision China will suffer 10 to 1.

Aug 03, 2014 09:38 PM