Posted on 06/18/2018 8:16:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Despite being two of the world’s three remaining communist states, China and Vietnam look to be on the verge of war. Vietnam is an obstacle to China’s ambitions for East Asian hegemony.
One of truisms from popular culture is that one should never get involved in a land war in Asia. The mistake of getting involved in a land war in Asia is hard to avoid if one of your neighbouring countries is set upon attacking you, which is Vietnam’s fate. If China is going to attack Vietnam, there would be satellite evidence of Chinese preparations, and so there is. Following is a satellite photo of 36 acres of new, red-roofed buildings at army base in China 10 km north of the border at 24° 24’ 40’’ N, 106° 42’ 26’’:
It is across the road from an existing army base, which can be identified as a military base by the running track. Most large Chinese military bases have a running track. One thing that is different about these new buildings is that they have red roofs in a region that is mostly blue roofs, suggesting the materials ordering decision was made far to the north in Beijing. Another thing different about these buildings is that they are hard to access with small gaps between them. Which suggests they are for storage for things that won’t be accessed often, such as archives, or accessed only once – for hiding tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers prior to an attack into Vietnam.
The last time China invaded Vietnam was from the predawn hours of February 17 to March 16, 1979. In line with the flexibility of Chinese strategic theory, this was called a “Self-Defensive Counterattack Against Vietnam
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A part of Ha Giang Province was on the receiving end of over 2 million Chinese artillery rounds from 1984 to 1989. China still occupies three fingers of land from the 1979 conflict and that rankles the Vietnamese army.
Many Vietnamese army officers expect to die in the coming war with China but their first battle is on the home front. Earlier this year a brave party member stood up in a large meeting of the Communist Party of Vietnam and named names of senior party officials who had accepted Chinese bribes with respect to the sale of 99 year leases to Chinese interests. The army protected this brave party member from being arrested. Soon after there were protests in a number of Vietnamese cities against corruption and Chinese influence.
I’m rooting for Charlie.
China will need more Chinese
Popcorn?
Repeat of 1979? It was rotten commies fighting evil commies, but the Viets kicked Chinese butt, IIRC.
They did a survey in various countries, and they determined that the Vietnamese are amongst the most pro-Capitalist people on the planet.
If China ever goes to war with Vietnam ( God forbid), the Viets do not stand a chance.
Unlike fighting us , China does not play politically correct games when fighting a war. They will simply use missiles, bombs and endless supply of men to overwhelm the Viets.
There is also one important difference — China won’t tolerate the Jane Fonda’s in their midst and anybody who speaks out will “disappear”.
There are no Walter Cronkite or opposing press to speak of any so called “brutalities”.
If China ever goes to war with Vietnam ( God forbid), the Viets do not stand a chance.
Unlike fighting us , China does not play politically correct games when fighting a war. They will simply use missiles, bombs and endless supply of men to overwhelm the Viets.
There is also one important difference China wont tolerate the Jane Fondas in their midst and anybody who speaks out will disappear.
There are no Walter Cronkite or opposing press to speak of any so called brutalities.
I don’t recall Europeans or entertainers or college students protesting that war.
Having done business internationally - and mostly in Asia - for 30 years, I can say with out reservation, Asians know how and love to make money. Europeans? Nope.
Guess the author forgot about Cuba and possible Venezuela.
RE: I dont recall Europeans or entertainers or college students protesting that war.
Which war? The one we were involved in, or the one China was involved in?
Except for the fact that the last time China went to war against Vietnam, China lost.
Possibly not. The one thing the Chinese could not tolerate is the possibility of losing. If they go in, they better have overwhelming victory all the time. And the days of a Chinese soldier fighting on 3 balls of rice are over. If you send in 25 divisions, you better be able to supply 25 divisions.
The Chinese navy runs the risk of encountering one of the 6 Vn Kilo subs and that could hurt the Dragon.
That was a long time ago. China's military capability has advanced a bit since then. I would be shocked if China made the same mistake twice. But the Vietnamese are proven pretty tough in a fight.
World’s three remaining communist states?
I thought most of the European nations were Communist? Well, OK - technically socialist. Same thing. /s
Whatever. Soon they’ll all be Islamic.
It's a question of "face". China cannot afford to look like they cannot defeat Vietnam, because that would nullify China's ability to intimidate their neighbors. They would rather conduct genocide than appear weak and ineffective.
Short of the desire to test their military tech acquired over the last 25 years, I would think China could advance their goal of hegemony through economic clout.
The one China was involved in, just after the world condemned America for being at war with Vietnam.
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