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Examines the attitudes and policies of the People's Republic of China (PRC) with regard to the Vietnam War and its support for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam's (DRV) fight against the United States. Probable reasons why the US lose the Vietnam War; Extent of China's involvement in the war; Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) interest to the Vietnamese Communist revolution.

The article discusses the decision of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to go to war with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) in 1979, examining the role of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. It comments on several causes of the war, including border disputes between China and Vietnam, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, and Vietnam's relations with the Soviet Union. The author also reflects on China's efforts for domestic economic reform and the normalization of Chinese relations with the U.S.