Vietnam People’s Navy

Naval battle at Gạc Ma kills Vietnamese sailors and shifts control

📅 14 March 1988

Chinese and Vietnamese naval units clashed at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam’s account reports 64 deaths; independent scholarship confirms a naval battle but the broader...

Chinese and Vietnamese forces clash at Johnson South Reef

📅 14 March 1988

Chinese forces attacked Vietnamese personnel at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands. The clash killed Vietnamese sailors and shifted control of the reef. The sovereignty dispute and accounts...