Remembering Vietnam’s border defense war against Chinese invaders

43 years has passed by since the Chinese military crossed the shared border and invaded the Vietnamese land. No-one can reject that the Vietnamese fight against the foreign invaders to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity was legitimate and just.

  • People in Cao Bang recall their border war against Chinese military
  • Vietnam-China Border Defense Friendship Exchange 2017 to open on June 20
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Weapons of the invading army captured by Vietnamese troops in Hoa An district, Cao Bang province, in February 1979.
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Enemy tanks destroyed by Cao Bang troops and people on Thanh Son hill, Na Tong area, on February 19, 1979.
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Chinese tanks captured by Vietnamese troops in Ban Say area, Hoa An district, Cao Bang province.
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Ho Kieu Bridge in Lao Cai town, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) was destroyed by the invading army while they were retreating, by the end of March 1979.
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Houses in Ha village, Phuong Do commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Tuyen province destroyed by enemy artillery.
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On February 17, 1979, the invaders used explosives and cannons to entirely destroy Lao Cai Apatite mining site (Hoang Lien Son province).
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People and militiamen of Van Quan District in the northern province of Lang Son transport ammunition to military units fighting on the frontline on February 27, 1979.
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Soldiers of the 368th Artillery Corps in Hoang Lien Son province unleashed a firestorm, fighting back the invaders on March 10, 1979.
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Female members of the local self-defense  force in Muong Khuong district, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) being shoulder to shoulder with local soldiers to heroically roll back attacks of the invaders.
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Armed policemen fight bravely at Dong Dang Fortress, Lang Son province.
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Veterans paid tribute to the fallen soldiers during the 1979 border protection war at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery (Ha Giang).
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Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery is where 1,782 heroic martyrs rest in peace, including a mass grave. More than 1,500 graves belong to soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1979 border protection war.
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State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits and inquires after veterans in Tan Binh village, Viet Vinh commune, Bac Quang district, Ha Giang.
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NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue pays tribute to heroic martyrs at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, May 5, 2021.
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State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense to heroic martyrs at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, December 8, 2021.
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Minister of Public Security To Lam and other delegates pay tribute to to heroic martyrs at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery.
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