Ideological allies, strategic enemies: the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war in the context of cold war geopolitics

Iacopini, Vittorio (A.A. 2024/2025) Ideological allies, strategic enemies: the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war in the context of cold war geopolitics. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative history of political systems, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Rosario Forlenza, pp. 86. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Under the red banner: China’s role in Vietnam’s fight for independence. France, China and the legacy of Indochina’s tribulations. Ho Chi Minh, communism and the path to Vietnamese independence. Cold war ideologies and the American stance in southeast a. Ho chi Minh, Mao Zedong and the US in the Vietnam war. The path of China and Vietnam to conflict (1975-1979). Vietnam war’s aftermath in the evolving scenario. The road to radicalization in Cambodia and the anti-Vietnamese stance of Pol Pot. China and Soviet factionalization in Indochina. The invasion of Kampuchea. Beijing’s tipping point. Deng’s objectives. The war and its consequences. The first phase of the operation. International implications. The last phase of the war. The long retreat. From battlefield lessons to military reform. Economic reforms and the normalization of Sino-Vietnamese relations. A war without winners.

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Bibliografia: pp. 78-84.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Comparative history of political systems
Thesis Supervisor: Forlenza, Rosario
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Menegazzi, Silvia
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2025 07:18
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2025 07:18
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/43351

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