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CaiLei · Lives in China (1975–present)1y

Vietnam does not have this qualification.

In terms of civilization type, Vietnam belongs to ‘Austroasiatic civilization’, China, South Korea, and Japan belong to ‘East Asian civilization‘.

The main ethnic group in Vietnam is the Kinh people, whose language is generally considered to belong to the Austroasiatic language family, so the Kinh people are generally considered to be an Austroasiatic ethnic group;

• Bloodline: 40% of Koreans have Chinese bloodline, and 20% of Japanese have Chinese bloodline; Vietnam only has 3 million Chinese after Lê Duẩn’s anti-Chinese movement, and only 1% of the people have Chinese bloodline;
• Culture: South Korea almost copied Chinese culture + derived it; Japan has a small number of local cultures + the vast majority copied Chinese culture + derived it; Vietnam has local culture + Khmer culture + French culture + copied Chinese culture + derived it

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Richard Wilson · Studied International Relations and International Law7y

China invaded Vietnam to punish it for its offensive on Cambodia. They made this very clear at the time. The Chinese ended up withdrawing after 4 weeks, sustaining heavier than expected casualties, while Vietnam stayed in Cambodia for another 10 years to keep them in check. That is hard to sell as a victory for them.

Casualties on both sides appeared to be roughy even in the end (but who would ever really know). The Chinese thought they would attack the Northern border of Vietnam while the core Vietnamese army were occupied in the South with Cambodia.

They appear to have miscalculated on 150,000 odd strong local militias in the area willing to band together, who were well trained and experienced from decades of war.

Bohu Tang · 1y

What ordinary Vietnamese and high-level intellectuals think about China

The average Vietnamese believes that China is Vietnam’s enemy, while the high-level intellectual class tends to believe that China is the ancient Rome of East Asia, which has shaped them. Vietnam has been ruled by China three times in history, which is generally called the Northern period. During these times, in their view, China’s rule was somewhat similar to the role of the Romans in Europe. China conquered Vietnam by force, and then immigrated and imported Chinese culture to carry out cultural conquest. In ancient times, China was the cultural core of East Asia and regarded itself as Huaxia, while Vietnam was a barbarian land.

Silk Road · PolymathDec 26

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*There was no rescue, this was a loss of face.

The Khmer Rouge were monsters, but they were China’s monsters.

Pol Pot was useful, kept Vietnam busy and the Soviets out. When the Vietnamese army marched into Phnom Penh to stop the killing-they humiliated Deng Xiaoping.

Thứ tư, 13/12/2023, 16:01 (GMT+7)

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