Sino-Vietnamese War

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border conflict war

The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
1979 Sino-Vietnamese War	1
Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979	1
Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)	1
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts	1
Third Indochina War	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
aftermath	land border normalization only in the 1990s ⓘ lasting regional tensions in Southeast Asia ⓘ prolonged militarization of Sino-Vietnamese border ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ surface form: 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ surface form: Third Indochina War
belligerent	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause	Sino-Soviet split ⓘ Cambodian–Vietnamese War ⓘ surface form: Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978 border disputes between China and Vietnam ⓘ overthrow of Khmer Rouge by Vietnam ⓘ tensions over ethnic Chinese in Vietnam ⓘ
ChineseLeader	Deng Xiaoping ⓘ
ChineseMilitaryCommander	Xu Shiyou ⓘ Yang Dezhi ⓘ
ChineseObjective	demonstrate China's regional power ⓘ pressure Vietnam to withdraw from Cambodia ⓘ punish Vietnam for invading Cambodia ⓘ
combatant1	People's Liberation Army ⓘ
combatant2	People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam People's Army
conflictType	interstate war ⓘ
endDate	1979-03-16 ⓘ
followedBy	Sino-Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)
historicalPeriod	late 20th century ⓘ
location	Sino-Vietnamese border ⓘ northern Vietnam ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Cao Bằng ⓘ Battle of Cao Bằng ⓘ surface form: Battle of Lào Cai Battle of Lạng Sơn ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ Sino-Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sino-Vietnamese conflicts
precededBy	Vietnam War ⓘ
region	East Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
result	Chinese withdrawal from Vietnam ⓘ continued border skirmishes into the 1980s ⓘ deterioration of Sino-Vietnamese relations ⓘ no major territorial changes ⓘ strengthening of Vietnam–Soviet Union alliance ⓘ
startDate	1979-02-17 ⓘ
supportedBy	Khmer Rouge ⓘ surface form: Khmer Rouge (for China) Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Soviet Union (for Vietnam)
VietnameseLeader	Lê Duẩn ⓘ Pham Van Dong ⓘ surface form: Phạm Văn Đồng
VietnameseMilitaryCommander	Van Tien Dung ⓘ surface form: Văn Tiến Dũng
VietnameseObjective	defend territorial integrity ⓘ maintain occupation of Cambodia ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sino-Vietnamese War → alsoKnownAs → Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Indochina War

Sino-Vietnamese War → alsoKnownAs → Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War

People's Liberation Army → engagedIn → Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ

PLA → engagedIn → Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ

subject surface form: People's Liberation Army

Sino-Vietnamese War → followedBy → Sino-Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)

Sino-Vietnamese War → partOf → Sino-Vietnamese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Vietnamese conflicts

Cambodian–Vietnamese War → result → Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979