| China and Vietnam are neighbors linked by mountains and sea, and they are also two of few remaining socialist countries after the Cold War. China and Vietnam has a history of more than two thousand years of old friendly exchanges, between two countries with similar conditions, cultural similarities, the same ideals and economic relevance. For1100years Vietnam was a Chinese county and for the last1000years it was a "vassal" of China. At the9th of June in1885, French colonists forced the Qing government to sign the "Sino-French Treaty for Vietnam" in Tianjin. The Qing government gave up the suzerainty of Vietnam while recognizing Vietnam as a French protectorate. Since then the vassal relationship between Vietnam and China ended. In modern times these two nations have suffered from Western capitalist oppression and exploitation of the countries, so they have common goals, aspirations that the two sides should help and support each other. Because of the special historical, cultural and geopolitical factors Ancient China is the country which had the most influence on Vietnam.At the1st of October1949after the success of the Chinese revolution the People Republic of China was born. At the18th of January1950Chinese Vietnamese diplomatic relations were established, this opened up a new period of development between the two sides. In particular, from1950to1975China had played an extremely important role in the Vietnam War. At first in the1950s the Chinese government helped to get rid of the French colonial rulers in Vietnam, then from1960to1973it gave aid to Vietnam to fight the American Empire, in which Vietnam eventually won independence and national unity. We can say that the relationship between China and Vietnam is a matter of two sides, and at the same time closely linked to the situation in Southeast Asian and the world. Based on the Asia-Pacific China is a strong guarantee stable neighbor, it has developed relationship and established diplomatic policy between China and Vietnam. The friendly relations between China and Vietnam not only conforms to the fundamental interests of two parties, two countries and two nations, but also conducive to peace and development in the region and the world.This article has three parts, which includes the introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction part is the reason and significance for choosing the topic. The research ideas, the status of academic research, and the theoretical basis of the study are described.The body of this article in divided into six chapters. The first chapter is about the background of the Chinese Vietnamese vassal relations. After the French colonists forced the Qing government to sign the "Sino-French Treaty for Vietnam" in Tianjin in June1885, the vassal relations between China and Vietnam is to maintain ties on this link, China is located in the heavenly status, Vietnam in vassal position. When the new king of Vietnam ascended the throne he wanted to obtain the vassal relationship, and required regular tribute to the Chinese into the offer, surrender, and give back to the tribute to maintain the safety in the country, in order to make the best of the country’s obligations and responsibilities. In modem times, the French colonialists invaded Vietnam, and Vietnam vassal relations had begun to slowly disintegrate. So, in the Vietnam War against France, the Qing government and the Chinese people supported the Vietnam fighting the French invaders, at this point the Chinese Vietnamese relations have entered a new historical period.In chapter two the Chinese Vietnamese diplomatic relations are established as the crystallization of the two parties, two nations and friendly relations. During this period, China and Vietnam formed the "Comrades and Brothers" relationship. The establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, provide a reliable guarantee for the struggle of the Vietnamese victory against France, while China was also supported by the Vietnamese people to help pursue fled mainland China after the liberation of Vietnam Kuomintang remnants consolidate the southern border of the motherland.Chapter three to five describe a new Chinese government actively supports the Vietnamese against the French and American aggression. Furthermore they describe the mutual support and cooperation in the anti-French, anti-US war, through which the relationship between China and Vietnam developed once more. Meanwhile, the assay also points out that in the Chinese and Vietnamese war against the United States are cracks and gaps. In addition, the normalization of Chinese-US relations and easing factors rift between China and Vietnam deepened step by step.Chapter six describes how Vietnamese oversea Chinese fought against the French and American contribution. Oversea ancient Chinese and Vietnamese peoples of all kinds lived together, whether in the county period, or vassal period. Overseas Chinese not only brought the Vietnamese advanced production technology, but also brought the ideological and cultural progress of the motherland, this has been a valuable development to Vietnam. In particular, during the1950s and1960s anti-French and anti-US era the majority of overseas Chinese and the Vietnamese people went through thick and thin, shoulder to shoulder against the anti-French, anti-US struggle for national liberation in Vietnam.The conclusion is further summed up the experience of the more successful relationships, and pointed out that bilateral relations constraints. After the end of the Cold War, the relations between the two countries at once recovered, and made a rapid and comprehensive development. But especially in recent years, bilateral territorial waters dispute, Vietnam-Taiwan relations and the rapid development of Vietnam-US relations will inevitably have an impact on the Chinese Vietnamese relations. Also proposed the development prospects of bilateral relations, the writer of this essay believes that the16-character principle "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners" is a good spiritual guidance that will obtain friendship, cooperation and development, which are still the dominant trend of the future development of relations between China and Vietnam. |
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