EVENT INFORMATION

17
Febrüari
1979

China launches a cross-border attack on Vietnam

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📅 17 Febrüari 1979 📍 Vietnam

Chinese forces attacked across Vietnam’s northern border. The short but devastating war struck border communities and further burdened a country already rebuilding from decades of conflict and fighting in Cambodia. Both governments framed the war through competing claims of security and sovereignty.

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Chinese and Vietnamese forces

border communities

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People’s Republic of China

Socialist Republic of Vietnam