Although the international situation has changed greatly in recent years, and the disputes between China and the United States have been twists and turns, I believe that most people still think so, but the facts are slightly different from people's assumptions, take the first quarter of 2023 as an example, China's largest partner has changed from the European Union to ASEAN. ASEAN is the abbreviation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and among the ten ASEAN countries, the top ones are Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Among these countries, Vietnam has attracted a lot of attention in the world in recent years.
As we all know, our country is known as the "world factory", after the reform and opening up, with the efforts of the whole country, the rapid economic development, and our neighbor Vietnam, is now favored by many investors, feel that he can be called an economic upstart, is one of the few countries in the world whose manufacturing capacity can be comparable to our country, and feels that he has a very broad investment prospectsLike Samsung, Nike, etc., have set up factories in Vietnam.
In addition to the economy, Vietnam has also been greatly influenced by our country in terms of culture, everyone must have seen the Vietnamese version of "Huanzhu Gege", "The Legend of Zhen Huan", etc., which is the country that almost wants to copy another China, and it has been the only object of large-scale border conflicts in China for decades.
For many older people, for the self-defense counterattack war with Vietnam from February to March 1979 should be deeply impressed, after all, China and Vietnam have been fraternal relations for many years, our country has reached out to Vietnam several times when it encountered difficulties, when Vietnam and France were at war, China not only provided military material assistance, but also sent military advisers to assist them in many battles, and even General Tran Geng personally commanded the battle.
It can be said that China provided great help to Vietnam in its victory over France. Later, when Vietnam was at war with the United States in the 60s of the last century, despite the difficult situation in our country, we still provided selfless assistance, but with the changes in Vietnam's domestic political situationRelations between China and Vietnam are becoming increasingly strained.
The changes in relations between China and Vietnam are directly related to Sino-Soviet relations, China and the Soviet Union began to be hostile because of the Zhenbao Island incident, etc., and in the 70s, Sino-US relations have been greatly improved, which the Soviet Union was not happy to see, so it began to support Vietnam, which is close to China, with the support of Big Brother, Vietnam began to expose its ambitions, repeatedly provoked China, not only sent troops to occupy the islands in the South China Sea, but also frequently lit fires on the borderIt has brought a great threat to the production and livelihood of the masses in China's border areas.
It is said that at the end of 1978, when Comrade Xiaoping solicited the opinions of the senior leaders of our army, Ye Shuai, who was minister of national defense, and Su Yu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, did not approve of sending troops.
The reason is that Vietnam has already embraced the thigh of the Soviet Union, and everyone is worried that if Vietnam is attacked, the Soviet Union is likely to intervene, and in this case the war will escalate.
Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, wrote in his book about a meeting he had with *** in November 1978, on the eve of the Sino-Vietnamese move.
At that time, *** came to Singapore for a visit, and he talked to Lee Kuan Yew about why Sino-Vietnamese relations had deteriorated, and Lee Kuan Yew also asked what China would do if Vietnam attacked Cambodia in a big way. He said it all depends on how far Vietnam has come.
Lee Kuan Yew found that the style of the president he had met during his visit to China in 1976 was different, and he would abandon his own views in the face of reality.
However, *** stressed that the Chinese never hide their ideas, before the Korean War, China warned the United States that once it approached the Yalu River, China would definitely take action, but the Americans did not pay attention, and this time it was the same reason, if Vietnam invaded Cambodia,China will punish Vietnam, and even if the Soviet Union intervenes, China will not be intimidated.
At the time, many scholars thought that the warning was more intimidating, but Lee Kuan Yew felt that he was a cautious man who would not be quick to speak. In December 1978, Vietnam invaded Cambodia, and in January 1979, China and the United States established diplomatic relations. In February, the squadron entered the border in northern Vietnam.
Ye Shuai and other leading comrades feel that China has just passed a special period, the combat strength of the army has been affected, and in addition, the national economy is gradually recovering, and reform and opening up have just begun, so we must be cautious when starting a war at this time, but just as Comrade Xiaoping once told reporters, Vietnam says that it is the third largest military power in the world, and China just wants to break this myth, and China does not want their territory, but just let them understand the truth that they cannot do whatever they want at any time!
Looking at it now, this war in the middle is indeed as Comrade Xiaoping said, it must be fought, and it also tells all countries that want to "blockade" China that if they insist on going their own way, they will definitely be counterattacked by China!