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Battle of the Paracel Islands

The Battle of the Paracel Islands (Chinese: 西沙海战; pinyin: Xisha haizhan; Vietnamese: Hải chiến Hoàng Sa) was an engagement between the Chinese and South Vietnamese navies near the Paracel Islands from 19 to 20 January 1974. The battle was part of an attempt by the South Vietnamese navy to remove the Chinese navy from the area towards the end of the Vietnam War.

Battle of the Paracel Islands
Battle of the Paracel Islands · Paracel_Islands-CIA_WFB_Map.png : CIA derivative work: STSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
19 Jan 1974
Where
Paracel Islands
Era
Contemporary

Topics

China1,046 BCE – today

Before and after

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