Lure my friend, you probably didn’t know how many times I’ve addressed the same flawed arguments from Chinese members here. Let me just briefly address them again.
De Facto invasion stopped as early as 1982 and Chinese invasion had a huge impact on this. De jure invasion stopped in 1990.
Friend, even in 1988, Vietnam still had around 100,000 soldiers in Cambodia, and I don’t mean undercover soldiers, but fully uniformed soldiers with VPA badge stationed in Cambodia.
After Sino-Soviet split main Soviet hypothesis was, China would eventually fail as a state since it was very vulnerable without Soviet help. However China proved that not only it can function on it's own, it can also cross Soviet Union when their interest conflicts. During the invasion bulk of the Chinese army was waiting in the Soviet border, not invading Vietnam. Clearly the message was to Soviets and it was well received.
And what was that message that was “well received”? That China could not deal with Soviet influence and the Soviet-backed Vietnam who was free to control China’s friend Cambodia, right under China’s nose? So what message did 1979 sent? Its more like the reverse, that the Soviet and VN can reckt China’s interest in Cambodia, inside China’s own neighborhood, and it continued so for another 10 years.
Soviets not only failed to protect their ally Vietnam but also couldn't stop China from invading it.
How was it the case that the “Soviet failed to protect their ally VN” when China withdrew within weeks? Vietnam didn’t even need Russian troops to deal with China with such short commitment. Now, answer me, Vietnam troops occupied Cambodia not for weeks, but for 10 years, is this not a more clear case of China “failing to protect its ally”? Or are you going to use the twisted logic that its a failure on the Soviet’s part but not a failure for China???
And fyi, Russian troops were sent to Cam Ranh bay in VN from March 1979, along with strategic weapons such as fighters and bombers.
So China's aim was humiliate Soviets and it did that.
lol what? China went inside the Soviet-backed VN but withdrew within weeks with a bloody nose while the Soviet-backed VN troops occupied the Chinese-backed Cambodia for
10 years, but somehow you have managed to twist this as a humiliation for the Soviet but not for China?? lol
Secondly, until 1990 China made a series of border clashes with Vietnam. Gained territories from that clashes. Even gained territory from the so called "failed" invasion.
Those “territory” are insignificant, and more importantly, that wasn’t the objective for the 1979 conflict. Come on, even no Chinese official source ever claimed that that was the objective. You are clearly trying to find every small excuses to paint China as the victor.
Thirdly; while China was enjoying integration to World economics and trade, Vietnam was isolated from the entire World until 1990 and had even less allies then today's North Korea. Only Soviets were looking after them economically. But it was a huge burden. An entire country was at a point of economic starvation and Soviet Union was the only caregiver. Of course this resulted a lot of complaints from Soviet officials.
This is not relevant to the 1979 conflict and its objectives. This reminded me of a Chinese member who claimed that China won 1979 conflict because China’s economy and GDP is now better than Vietnam’s. lol. What he said, and what you’ve said, was irrelevent to objective of the 1979 operation. It is as relevent as saying China won the 1979 conflict because China now manage to file patents more than VN.
Also China protected Chinese minority (Hoa people) in Vietnam. Hoa people lived hell because of Vietnamese regime. They would live a lot worse if China hadn't invaded. When China opened it's border to accept Hoa people, cunning Vietnamese government started to attack Hoa people and triggered an ethnic cleansing.
Ethnic cleansing? First time I’ve heard that lol, now please provide credible source to back that claim. (my bet is that you can’t)
I don't see a failed China in that conflict. The entire event resulted in larger control of China in SCS, Vietnamese economic development is crippled and isolated from the World, Hoa people are 6th largest minority group in Vietnam and they still exist in there, Soviet Union no longer exist, China gained territory from Vietnamese border, Thailand and Cambodia has very good relations with China and they are thankful for what China did.
lol you are again bringing stuff that were not part of the objective for the 1979 operation to desperately paint China as the victor of that 1979 conflict...Soviet collapse, present day Cambodia on good terms with China, etc. while ignoring the facts of that 1979 era, where Cambodia got occupied and controlled by a Soviet-back country, etc.
You might as well claim China won, the proof is that Yao Ming made a good career in the NBA. Yes, your argument and reasons given are just as valid and relevent to the 1979 conflict.
OK, I’m convinced, China clearly won the 1979 conflict because Monster hunt, a Chinese movie, can generate more profit than any Viet movie could.