In fact, people's personalities and countries are very similar. Some countries are inherently strong, while others are naturally small. But just as many people are not self-aware, many countries are not self-aware. For example, some countries feel good about themselves and think that they are the third military power in the world.
You can say like the Gambia that you are the first in the world, and you can say that you are the first in the universe like South Korea, but you can't say that you are the third military power in the world. It can be said that every country that claims to be the third military power in the world has not had a good ending, such as the following two.
01 Vietnam and India once claimed to be the world's third-largest military power
Since its independence from the Central Plains, Vietnam has indeed been a powerful small country. Vietnam, which calls itself Southern China, has expanded southward over centuries, doubling its territory and bullying Laos and Cambodia.
After the end of World War II, Vietnam gradually moved towards independence. With the help of China, Vietnam repelled the invasion of France and the United States, and eventually annexed South Vietnam and unified Vietnam. More importantly, Vietnam learned guerrilla warfare.
But Ho Chi Minh's successor, Lê Duện, was ambitious, proposing the idea of unifying the three countries, "to finally establish an independent, free, strong, and prosperous federation of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia on the basis of respecting the wishes of the peoples of the three countries." ”
At this time, Vietnam had a territory of 330,000 square kilometers, a population of more than 50 million, and troops that had been baptized by fire for decades, so Vietnam swelled. Vietnam believed that it had defeated France and the world's first power, the United States, and considered itself second only to the United States and the Soviet Union in strength, so it declared itself the third military power in the world.
In 1978, Vietnam, with the support of the Soviet Union, launched an invasion of Cambodia, crushing Pol Pot's army, quickly occupying all of Cambodia while Vietnamese large-scale chinese expulsion in the country. Soon, Vietnam occupied and controlled Cambodia and Laos.
When Mr. Deng went to the United States, he said: "Children are disobedient and want to spank." ”
Thus began the war of self-defense against Vietnam. Our army captured Liangshan in a month, and at the same time blew up important military and political facilities in northern Vietnam and captured a large amount of materials that had been supported to Vietnam. Our army soon retreated. The border war was intermittent, and after ten years of rotation, our army killed, wounded, and captured about 100,000 Vietnamese People's Army and other armed personnel. But it should also be said that our casualties are not small, which shows their combat effectiveness.
But in the end, the mainland struck and immediately returned it to its original shape, and now the per capita GDP is only more than 2,000 US dollars, which is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia.
Second, India.
India in ancient times called Tianzhu, although it is an ancient civilization, but it has never been unified, just a cultural and geographical concept, 80% of the time in the subjugation of the country slaves, there have been 17 ethnic groups successfully invaded India, in India's head as a blessing. But the invasion of the British in modern times has raised indian cattle and integrated India into a single country.
Moreover, Indian colonial soldiers continued to follow Britain in conquest of the world, so India began to be extremely confident. After World War II, there was a slight expansion, when the strongest were the United States and the Soviet Union, while India claimed to be the third power.
After India's independence in 1947, it not only wanted to inherit British colonialism, but also tried to occupy parts of the mainland's Tibet and Xinjiang territories, and further expanded the scope of its occupation. The mainland launched a self-defense counterattack under the intolerable situation.
The Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack killed more than 4,800 Indian troops and captured more than 3,900 people. Nehru was so frightened that he almost moved the capital, which also made India have a clear understanding of the military strength of the mainland, and did not dare to invade for more than 20 years.
In the subsequent Indo-Pakistani War, India had to consider China's influence on the war situation. The Sino-Indian self-defense counterattack can be described as crushing India's dream of being a great power.
02 Objectively speaking, india and Vietnam are indeed strong after removing the five permanent members of the United Nations
In fact, the world's great powers are very limited. First of all, the five strongest countries in the world are the United States, the Soviet Union (Russia), China, France and the United Kingdom, also known as the Five Permanent Members of the United Nations. These five countries are known as the "Big Five", and they have atomic bombs and the most sophisticated weapons, and they are well-deserved powers.
The second most powerful countries are developed countries such as Japan, Germany, Australia, and Canada. The countries that followed were ranked as Well as Iran, Turkey, India, Pakistan and even Vietnam.
Due to the perennial war by the northern powers, Vietnam's economic foundation is very poor, and it is still a poor country. But historically, its military prowess in driving out the United States (with the strong support of the northern powers) does show its military prowess. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam's army strength is the first, and Thailand and Malaysia are not his opponents. And the Vietnamese soldiers were very ferocious. Therefore, Vietnam is the small bully of Southeast Asia.
And India is actually a great power.
In South Asia, India is the bearer of South Asia, both economically and militarily. In terms of economy, India's GDP is close to $3 trillion, making it one of the world's top ten economies. Militarily, India successfully annexed Sikkim, made Bhutan its own protectorate, and dismembered East Pakistan through war, inflicting heavy losses on Pakistan.
In addition, India has a strong scientific research ability. India can build atomic bombs and build its own aircraft cannons. India can also launch satellites to explore the moon, so India's scientific research strength is still there. India is a bit like the Qing Dynasty, which engaged in the Western affairs movement in the 19th century, and the technology is one point, that is, it is not proficient. But India was stronger than the Qing Dynasty because it dared to invade and expand.
Therefore, India is not compared with China, the United States and Russia, and it is a proper world power. In addition, there is another country that also wants to be the third in the world, that is, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, who ended even worse, and the United States used washing powder as an excuse to kill him.
Third in the world, it is really difficult.
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