Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict Between China and Vietnam, 1979-1991
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Deng Xiaoping's Long War

The Military Conflict Between China and Vietnam, 1979-1991

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Xiaoming Zhang
Xiaoming Zhang
2015 • 277 pages

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community. In this groundbreaking book, Xiaoming Zhang traces the roots of the conflict to the historic relationship between the peoples of China and Vietnam, the ongoing Sino-Soviet dispute, and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's desire to modernize his country.

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New Cold War History is a 15-book series with 15 released primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Michael E. Latham, Qiang Zhai, and Piero Gleijeses.

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