Vietnam's self-defense counterattack, also known as the Sino-Vietnamese Border War, began on February 17, 1979 and ended on March 16, 1979, for a total of about a month.
The war was mainly caused in response to Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia and provocative actions on the Sino-Vietnamese border. At the end of 1978, Vietnamese troops invaded and occupied Cambodia, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge regime, which maintained friendly relations with the People's Republic of China. Subsequently, Vietnam carried out a series of provocations and violations against the Chinese side in the border areas, which led to a sharp deterioration in relations between the two sides. In order to safeguard national sovereignty and border security, China ** decided to carry out a limited military counterattack against Vietnam.
On February 17, 1979, the Chinese People's Liberation Army launched a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, aiming to teach Vietnam a certain military lesson and force it to stop its aggression against Cambodia and its provocations on the Sino-Vietnamese border. After about a month of fighting, the squadron achieved its stated operational objectives and began to withdraw its troops on March 16, and the war ended.
Although the war was short-lived, it had a profound impact on relations between China and Vietnam. After the war, tensions along the Sino-Vietnamese border remained tense for a long time, and it was not until the late 1980s that it gradually eased. Vietnam's self-defense and counterattack war was one of the important military actions taken by China during the Cold War to safeguard national interests and regional stability.
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