Event Sino-Vietnamese War

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Was a border war fought between China and Vietnam in early 1979.

Chronology

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  • March 1979: China declared that the gate to Hanoi was open and that their punitive mission had been achieved. The People's Liberation Army crossed the border back into China on 16 March.
  • February 1979: Battle of Dong Dang (1979).
  • March 1979: Battle of Lao Cai.
  • March 1979: Battle of Cao Bang (1979).
  • March 1979: Lạng Sơn was captured by the People's Republic of China after intense fighting.
  • March 1979: In 1979, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, led by Deng Xiaoping, took control of Sa Pa in Vietnam during the Sino-Vietnamese War. This military occupation was part of China's efforts to push back against Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.