Didn’t play out this fast but really strange how China’s two biggest rivals both historically and recently, both were in a bloody war against each other…
Didn’t play out this fast but really strange how China’s two biggest rivals both historically and recently, both were in a bloody war against each other…
I guess technically China’s biggest historical rival is China but the US and Vietnam come in a close second and third, if you don’t count old Mongolia and Japan.
Peggedbyapirate on
As I recall, modern Veitnam only sorta blames the US. They kinda blame the French for looping the US in. That could be a propaganda point that’s fairly recent though.
Bolandball on
The main reason south Vietnam and the US couldn’t win the Vietnam war was because of fear of Chinese intervention, as happened in the Korean war. For the US, China was already the real enemy in Asia.
stoicsisyphus91 on
Enemy of my enemy is my friend
Spaniardman40 on
Maybe the Vietnam war was really just the friends we made along the way
FakeElectionMaker on
China supported Pol Pot and provided $1 billion in interest-free military and economic aid to Cambodia between 1975 and 1979
KenseiHimura on
Defeat equals friendship. Japan experienced it in WWII, America felt it after ‘Nam. Kind of makes South Korea a bit of the odd one out but either way, we’re all anti-China nakama in a military themed battle shonen.
LePhoenixFires on
The US really should have just invaded into North Vietnam. The Chinese would have pushed troops in like they did in North Korea, strained relations faster between them, and caused the North Vietnamese and Chinese to fight which lets the US have a commie and capitalist ally in Vietnam. Its the most blursed timeline possible.
IntroductionAny3929 on
Yes this is actually true, They actually don’t hate us, in fact they have the most positive opinion out of every communist nation towards the United States.
Vietnam isn’t really communist, Ho Chi Mihn respected human rights and was not a bad dude.
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I guess technically China’s biggest historical rival is China but the US and Vietnam come in a close second and third, if you don’t count old Mongolia and Japan.
As I recall, modern Veitnam only sorta blames the US. They kinda blame the French for looping the US in. That could be a propaganda point that’s fairly recent though.
The main reason south Vietnam and the US couldn’t win the Vietnam war was because of fear of Chinese intervention, as happened in the Korean war. For the US, China was already the real enemy in Asia.
Enemy of my enemy is my friend
Maybe the Vietnam war was really just the friends we made along the way
China supported Pol Pot and provided $1 billion in interest-free military and economic aid to Cambodia between 1975 and 1979
Defeat equals friendship. Japan experienced it in WWII, America felt it after ‘Nam. Kind of makes South Korea a bit of the odd one out but either way, we’re all anti-China nakama in a military themed battle shonen.
The US really should have just invaded into North Vietnam. The Chinese would have pushed troops in like they did in North Korea, strained relations faster between them, and caused the North Vietnamese and Chinese to fight which lets the US have a commie and capitalist ally in Vietnam. Its the most blursed timeline possible.
Yes this is actually true, They actually don’t hate us, in fact they have the most positive opinion out of every communist nation towards the United States.
Vietnam isn’t really communist, Ho Chi Mihn respected human rights and was not a bad dude.