The Xi Jinping Trail: PRC vs. Vietnam

To stop China from drilling for oil in contested waters, Vietnamese environmental activists sink a Chinese drill ship with limpet mines. To appease a stridently nationalistic public, China launches air raids on Vietnamese air bases, quickly establishing air superiority. More worrying for Vietnam, Chinese forces also move into Laos and Cambodia. With clandestine support from the United States, Japan and India, Vietnam sends troops into Cambodia to stop the Chinese military buildup. China and Viet...