Cicero once said: "The most reluctant peace is more popular than the most just war". From ancient times to the present, war has meant casualties. Larger-scale wars will also have a deep impact on people living in the interior. We all aspire to live in times of peace, to be bold and free to correct our favorite things.
But as Burke once said, "Where there is a nation, there is war." As the integral representative of the interests of its own people, the State engages in various activities at the international level with the aim of maximizing the interests of its own people.
This leads to the inevitable emergence of contradictions and conflicts between countries. Some contradictions can be resolved by agreement, but there is absolutely no room for negotiation on some fundamental issues.
At this time, war seems to be an inevitable thing. Vigtius once said, "If you want peace, you have to prepare for war." Although, as a great power that advocates peace, china will not take the initiative to provoke war. But when our own interests are seriously threatened, we will resolutely take up the weapons in our hands to defend our country.
In the 1970s, Vietnam continued to encroach on the Sino-Vietnamese border in the north. The security of China's surrounding areas is seriously threatened. Thus, on February 17, 1979, the war between China and Vietnam began. Chinese People's Liberation Army occupied more than 20 important cities in northern Vietnam in a short period of time and won the war within a month.
Once a friend
As a neighbor of China's southern region, Vietnam has been associated with China since a very early time. In 214 BC, after the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, he sent a large army across Lingnan, occupied present-day Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian, conquered the local Baiyue tribes, and established three counties in this area. Northern Vietnam is part of The Elephant County in China.
Later, in 938, at the Battle of Bai Teng River, Wu Quan defeated the Southern Han Dynasty and began to break away from China. Later, Vietnam became a vassal state of China. Although it is not a territory under the direct jurisdiction of China, it is an autonomous vassal state. The Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing Dynasty also gave the national name "Vietnam", which has been used to this day.
In modern times, Vietnam has become a colony of French colonists, and China has become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. Krylov once said: "Only in difficult times can you see the sincerity of your friends." At a time when China and Vietnam fell into a tragic situation at the same time, the two countries helped each other and established a deep fighting friendship.
Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh once participated in the Chinese Revolution in Guangdong. In 1951, the Communist Party of Indochina changed its name to the Workers' Party of Vietnam and wrote Chairman Mao's thought into the party constitution. After the founding of New China in 1949, Vietnam was still in a state of resistance. China has also provided a great deal of assistance.
During the Vietnamese war against France, China sent a military advisory group to guide Vietnam, laying the foundation for victory in the battle. During the Period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Vietnam War broke out, and the Chinese side also launched a war to resist the United States and aid Vietnam at the same time. The Chinese side not only sent troops, but also provided a large amount of materials.
During these years, China provided $20 billion in aid to Vietnam, which greatly helped Vietnam in its liberation struggle. But as British Prime Minister Palmerston once said: "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests". Later, conflicts of interest between China and Vietnam arose, and relations between the two countries gradually deteriorated, further triggering the outbreak of war.
Contradictions and conflicts
After World War I and World War II, the world pattern of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was formed. The United States and the Soviet Union continued to expand their spheres of influence around the world.
However, the defeat in the Korean War has caused the United States to lose its dominant position in the competition among Asian countries. The United States then pointed the finger at Vietnam, which was engaged in the liberation struggle at that time. But because the North Vietnamese government had the support of the Soviet Union and the Chinese government, the U.S. war situation in Vietnam deteriorated. In 1973, the United States confirmed the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.
However, just as the so-called "all roads lead to Rome", although the United States decided to withdraw its troops, it did not include Vietnam in its sphere of influence. However, the US side hopes to achieve the goal of "using China to subdue the Soviet Union" by establishing friendly relations with China.
The contacts between China and the United States have made Vietnam feel uneasy, and there have been huge anti-China tendencies in Vietnam. In 1976, after Vietnam achieved national reunification, it was decided to form a close relationship with the Soviet Union.
Moreover, with the support of the Soviet Union, plans began to annex the entire Indochina Peninsula. At the same time, Vietnam has continued to provoke armed conflict on China's borders, sending armed men across the border to harass China.
China's homeland security is seriously threatened. Not only that, the Vietnamese government also tore up the previous declaration that it recognized the Dongsha Islands, the Nansha Islands, the Paracel Islands, and the Zhongsha Islands as China, and occupied China's Nansha Islands.
Hugo once said, "Despicable villains are always ungrateful: ungratefulness is originally part of the meanness." This ungrateful and despicable act of Viet Nam, and the grave threat it poses to the security of our homeland, dooms the outbreak of a war.
The Central Military Commission (CMC) met on December 7, 1978, and on the 8th, it formally issued a decision and order for self-defense and counterattack operations against Vietnam.
Treček once said: "The power of divine love can be aroused in a noble kingdom by countless touching examples." Chinese People's Liberation Army fought valiantly on the battlefields of Vietnam and won the war in a month's time. At the same time, before leaving, Xu Shiyou also issued three orders. These three orders hit Vietnam to the heart of the matter.
First of all, our army has planted many mines in the border areas of Vietnam. These mines can serve as a strong deterrent to avoid the repeated armed forces of the Vietnamese government from harassing our border areas after the end of the war. Second, our army has taken away all the military supplies and other materials in the theater.
You know, a large part of this is the material that we donated when we were helping Vietnam. If this batch of supplies continues to be left here, it is really "lifting a stone and dropping it on one's own feet."
In the end, our army also destroyed many factories and infrastructure in Northern Vietnam. The destruction of these infrastructures will create a huge obstacle to the recovery of Vietnam's economic development, which will prevent Vietnam from provoking disputes again in the future.
War effects
The so-called "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the top rope", Vietnam fully realized the inadequacy of its military strength in this war, and began to import weapons at a huge cost and form a navy. But despite some efforts by Viet Nam, there is still no counterweight between it and my country.
Second, Vietnam's economic development has been hampered. Because the Chinese side destroyed infrastructure and transportation facilities before leaving, Vietnam's economy has not developed for a long time. For a time, it was only possible to make money by selling cheap raw materials. This has had a significant impact on vietnam's development.
brief summary:
Kun Ti Liang once said: "War seems to mean blood and iron." Although in the counterattack against vietnamese self-defense, our army achieved a major victory in a short period of time. The voluntary withdrawal has also won a series of praise internationally. But behind this victory, it is still the sacrifice and dedication of the soldiers. Living in a peaceful and prosperous world, we should always remember this history and remember the martyrs!