| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 政治學研究所 === 102 === From 1950 to the 1975 reunification of Vietnam, Sino-Vietnamese relations developed in a relatively friendly way. Based on its opposition to imperialism as a country in the socialist camp, China supported Vietnam as an ally, allowing the traditional spirit of friendship between the two people to have a firm foundation. However, because of considerations of national interest, even in this period of friendly relations there were also several incidents which left one or the other side with acrimonious feelings. But overall China and Vietnam were able to maintain their traditional friendly relationship on the basic of Vietnam’s battle against France and the United States.
As Sino-Vietnamese relations entered the sixteen year period between 1975 and 1991, obvious strains and problems appeared in the relationship. Although past research into these issues is very limited, new Vietnamese scholarly literature which examines this period of history has become more and more, as well as important foreign scholarly work quoting important documents which have translated into Vietnamese. This thesis organizes the related literature, providing the outside with a complete presentation of the Vietnamese perspective.
Based on this literature, during this period of time, both countries strategic interests became widely divergent as a result of international and domestic changes. In the realm of international affairs, China began to pursue great power status. China first departed from the revolutionary movement and socialist camp and began competing with the Soviet Union for leadership. This move was closely followed by a policy towards South-east Asia which sought to expand China’s influence. Because Vietnam’s twin anti-imperialist war received support from both China and the Soviet Union, the rift in Sino-Soviet relations created difficulties in balancing relations for a Vietnam sandwiched between its two allies. The change in China’s policy towards Vietnam in turn created an ever increasing distance between the nations, ultimately leading to a souring of ties and military conflict. It was not until 1991 that the efforts of both sides was able to achieved the restoration of normal ties, enabling the interests of both countries and peoples to develop in advantageous ways, continuing to restore and develop the traditional spirit of friendship between the two peoples.
Contemporary Sino-Vietnamese relations have also attracted international scrutiny, particularly the degree to which two socialist countries moved from friendship to armed conflict. Scholars from different nations largely begin analyzing Sino-Vietnamese interact during the period of the Vietnam War, as well as examining both countries’ policies after the war’s conclusion as well as the friction between their strategic interests. At the same, Sino-Vietnamese relations also interacted with the Sino-Soviet-US strategic triangle. This thesis attempts to organized view Vietnamese and foreign scholarly literature towards the development of Sino-Vietnamese relations from 1975 to 1991.
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