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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, feel free to explain how the attack on Vietnam constitutes an occupation. Are you suggesting China's military action was carried out with the intent of annexing a part of Vietnam?

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Come on, you're more well-read than this. You know that military occupation and annexation are not the same thing.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You still haven't answered what you think the intent of the military action was. Do you claim any military confrontation is occupation?

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd more say that the military occupation was done for the sake of confrontation (this is similar to the official Chinese line). It was a really senseless invasion, as far as I can tell (and I disagree with the Vietnamese line that the war was expansionist).

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I think we can agree on that