Thursday, May 7, 2009

Vietnam Orders Fleet of Russian Subs, Sending Message to China

By Joseph Abrams

"Vietnam and China, which have been at odds for 3,000 years, most recently fought a brief but bloody war in 1979 that killed tens of thousands. The countries partnered during North Vietnam's war with French- and American-supported South Vietnam, but the partnership quickly dissolved after the North and South consolidated, and Vietnam sought closer ties with the Soviet Union in the late 1970s."

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