bro, u failed to comprehend what i said ,i had never said that vietnam navy is stronger than chinese navy check my post again.
well mate history says vietnam got defeated ,but it is in history ,u should look the situation now ,vietnam navy of now is not the same navy of those 70's or 80's .They have acquired many new stealth gepard class warships & kilo submarines from russia ,also not to forget the Su 30 jets they have acquired too.Yes numerically those are inferior to chinese navy but they have much better
chance to defend themselves as compare to previous wars .
well as u mentioned history then u should also notice that even in parcel islands war in 74 ,they did manage to sink type 271 corvette of china which the chinese deny & damage many other ships.
yes the chinese navy is stronger but that doesnt mean that vietnam navy cant fight