The Sino-Viet War: Causes, Conduct, and Consequences

Abstract

Although the 28-day military campaign has ended, the full consequences of the Sino-Viet War will not be felt for some time. These consequences are likely to have profound and persisting effects on the major relationships in East Asia. Some of these effects are beginning to emerge, and a preliminary analysis suggests the following developments: PRC-Vietnam relations will be hostile as both sides upgrade military defenses along the 1300-kilometer border; USSR-Vietnam relations will necessarily be expanded over the short term; PRC-USSR relations will remain strained as the Soviets supply sophisticated weapons to a hostile Vietnam; PRC-US relations will not be significantly affected, although there will be some changes in domestic priorities; US-Vietnam relations will improve over the longer term as we attempt to make Hanoi less dependent on Moscow; Cambodia will turn to outside help, possibly an international conference, in the absence of anyone capable of restoring order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA516092

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Nelson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Asia
  • Availability
  • Cambodia
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Domestic
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Standards
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics