Early morning on 17 Feb, 1979, Chinese forces attacked six northern Vietnamese provinces. President Ton Duc Thang ordered general mobilisation. The bloody border war lasted until 16 Mar, both sides claimed victory. (Pics: Children being evacuated in Cao Bang. By Tran Manh Thuong)
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid tribute to the martyrs of the border war at Bo Hen, Quang Ninh province. His visit took place on 26 Jan, the timing was probably chosen to not raise too much attention. Vietnamese officials are still very cautious when speaking about China.
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A photo taken by journalist Luu Quang Pho of a memorial with dates of birth and dates of death of the fallen soldiers.
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@ngahpham
The quote I heard was Deng called Hanoi and said he would have breakfast in Beijing and lunch in Hanoi, right after he launched the attack. Did not work out that way for him.
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@ngahpham
We don't care which country wins, because no matter what we won't lose an inch of land:)))
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#PresidentTonDucThang
led Vietnam to win the
#KhmerRouge
genocidal forces in Cambodia (1978), the
#SinoVietnamWar
(1979) and worked hard for a massive reconstruction effort to rebuild the industry, infrastructure, economy of
#Vietnam
after war.
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