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1.2 Deng becomes Paramount Leader

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

4JOP7JFUOBNFTF 8BS PG

GXGT FKF PQV KORTQXG TGNCVKQPU YKVJ VJG 5QXKGV 7PKQP*G EQPVKPWGF VQ CFJGTG VQ VJG /CQKUV NKPG QH VJG 5KPQ5QXKGV 5RNKV GTC YJKEJ UVCVGF VJCV VJG 5QXKGV 7PKQP YCU CUWRGTRQYGT GSWCNN[ CU JGIGOQPKUV CU VJG 7PKVGF 5VCVGU[GV GXGPOQTG VJTGCVGPKPI VQ VJG 24%DGECWUG QH KVU ENQUGTRTQZKOKV[ &GPI DTQWIJV %JKPC EQPKEV YKVJ 8KGVPCO KP HQNNQYKPI VJG 8KGVPCO 9CT WPFGT VJKU UWDLGEV QHDQTFGT FKURWVGU CPF HQWIJV KP VJG 5KPQ8KGVPCOGUG 9CTRed China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

2.2 Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979

/CKP CTVKENG 5KPQ8KGVPCOGUG 9CT

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