Relations between Vietnam and China have been extensive for millennia, with Northern Vietnam especially under heavy Sinosphere influence during historical times. Despite their Sinospheric and socialis
Ming conquest of Vietnam in 1406–1407
Postage stamp of Ho Chi Minh with Mao Zedong and Georgy Malenkov in 1954.
Vietnamese general secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng with Chinese general secretary Xi Jinping in November 2022
General secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and General secretary Xi Jinping in December 2023
The China–Vietnam border is the international boundary between China and Vietnam, consisting of a 1,297 km terrestrial border stretching from the tripoint with Laos in the west to the Gulf of Tonkin c
The confluence of the Red River and the Longbao River, where the China-Vietnam border leaves the Red River.
Pillars marking the border near Bản Giốc
The border crossing between Hekou (foreground) and Lao Cai (background)