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Not really, because now China is still a threat to Vietnam, Japan and US isn'tTrue. I have often spoken of the eight nation alliance that ransacked China to forever remember the past. The Chinese government will time and time again teach the people of the century of humiliation. And Chinese people have a very long memory and do not forget. Not like Vietnam it seems.
You dont care about the mass starvation under the Japanese or exploitation under the French. You only raise hell over a border war in 1979 caused when you invaded Cambodia.
China also plays a bigger role in Vietnamese history than Japan in Chinese history. You can not talk about Vietnamese history without mentioning China. It has always been the main protagonist all the way until the French came. It faded away for the French period but then came back again during the Vietnam war and has remained relevant for Vietnam until today.
"The mass starvation under the Japanese or exploitation under the French" Right, " US killed more than one million Vietnamese" Right. But all of it doesn't important if you regards Vietnamese's history.
Vietnam is fascinated with China's power. Why not, if your neighbour had more than 3000 years of being one of the world's most powerful empires. Power is attractive, it's human instinct. And many people are fascinated with Chinese imperial history, literature, paintings, music.
The ironic thing is Vietnamese would probably not love China for these if Chinese dynasties in the past did not expand their territory, enforced their power over neighbouring countries or establishing themselves as the Middle Kingdom to be honored with tributes from vassal states.
In short, this happens with all large empires. You need to be powerful in order for your culture to be relevant and for people to like and admire your culture. But in the process of being powerful you may hurt other people. So this is when the love/hate relationship is born
For Vietnam-Cambodia war, if the diplomatic doesn't work, regards the human aspect, China should support for Vietnam because the Khmer Rouge is evil and they killed number of Chinese same as Vietnamese
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