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  1. Development of Vietnam in a world without the PRC?

    True. That happens in OTL. But FDR passed away too soon, and OTL US also "revoked" the support for Vietnamese independence.

  2. Development of Vietnam in a world without the PRC?

    As much as I have (political) problems with the Chinese, I have to admit: Chinese material supports was crucial for the Vietnamese (represented by the Viet Minh) to regain and/or to protect their independence. After all, getting into contact with PRC was one of the reasons, why "Operation Border...

  3. Implications of pro-Soviet China?

    This is where you get things wrong. If France wins in Dien Bien Phu, there will be NO independence for any of the Indochinese people. "Viet Cong" is only formed officially in Dec 1961, 7.5 years after the battle. You might be confusing some details together. In addition, during (and before) the...

  4. Implications of pro-Soviet China?

    Maybe, maybe not. The OTL sees initial split between China (PR) and USSR when Khrushchev launch the de-Stalinization. The CPC learns the communism ideals from the age of Stalin (for good and for bad), so they see such move as "betrayal". Add in the usual human tendency, and, well, we have a...

  5. Implications of pro-Soviet China?

    Well... I'd say that the region would be even more volatile. First off, the US will NOT revoke their recognition of Republic of China (aka "Taiwan"). So the said tiny island "nation" would still represent a state of over 1 billion population. Second, with no "back channel" for discussion with...

  6. US adopted a 2-China policy

    Physically, it is better than OTL - they still have a presence in the UN. But morally? Spiritually? The "Sinosphere" culture (of which Taiwan/RoC is a part of) will deem it as a grave insult.

  7. US adopted a 2-China policy

    Not sure about you, but "degrading" from a seat within the Permanent member of UNSC to a seat within General Assembly sounds like an insult against RoC. It's even worse than the OTL (where Taiwan is pretty much "boot" from the UN in the legal manner)

  8. China's Turn: Longer Sino-Vietnamese War

    Unfortunately, the war actually last until 1990 - even if we ignore that it just meant the armies staring at each other, with a flare of hostility (resulting in divisional level battles) in 1984. True, ITL, the main "battle" last for just a month (Feb - Mar, 1979). But the scope of the conflict...

  9. USSR without nukes

    The usual stuff of geopolitics To a Soviet republic and/or a country in Warsaw Pact: "See, the bloody Russians don't know how to make a proper bomb from basic physics and chemistry. Why do you still follow them?" To PR China (and North Korea): "You [beep] don't have the good shit, but we do. So...

  10. AHC: Russia joins NATO by 2020, PoD after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

    Because someone just loves to see China playing the bad guy for the lulz

  11. USSR without nukes

    The short version? If the Soviet doesn't have a nuke, they will cease to exist due to the actions of the NATO-bloc countries.

  12. What would it have taken for a successful liberalized democratic Russa?

    No one here talks about the basis for democracy (or someone did and I miss that). The basis of democracy is simple: economy. Imagine a "pyramid of needs", people will talk about democracy when their basic needs and desires (and others) are met. Democracy is not an immediate get-from-the-go, it...

  13. Soviet adopt some western tactics in Afghanistan

    I believe you guys are all missing a point: War is the continuation of politics by other means. In other words, you need to answer the questions: What is the Soviet's endgame in Afghanistan? Which non-military solutions/parameters/features are required to do so? What/How can the military achieve...

  14. The Hanoi versus NLF/VC thesis - a request for substantiation

    Again, it's up to the writer to spell it out. If they want a schism between the "northern" and "southern" communists? Fine, but it's up to them to deliver a convincing argument and story telling, something much more substantial than "they are just [beep], of course they have a schism" Sam has a...

  15. More Ideologically (or other alignment) Divided Countries

    As much as I... dislike the Chinese, support from China, and the Soviet, and Eastern Europe was crucial for Vietnamese victory over the French. So, with RoC occupying the southern half of modern/now China, there will be no Viet Minh. You can expect a joint RoC-France operation to root out the...

  16. Rump South Vietnam at Mekong Delta (post-Vietnam War)

    The chance for this to happen is as likely as the US sending combat troops back to Viet Nam in April 1975 - which is to say, NONE. However, a "victory" (or survival) for the South Vietnamese is possible in 1973. As in Jan 1973. As in when the Paris Accord is being signed. For more details, read...

  17. How important was Nationalist China in World War II?

    This thread is quite interesting to read, not gonna lie. Because most of my knowledge about WW2 is on Europe, with the Pacific playing a secondary role in my mind. Note that my brain has a limited capacity. For me, the war in Europe is "more interesting", that is why I learn more about it. With...

  18. Consequences of an ROC Hainan?

    Why not go further and let Hainan island being the main base for US air, naval and commando raids into North Viet Nam? An US land invasion on northern region of Viet Nam is always possible, the question is "in what situation it does NOT turn into a full scale Hot War?"

  19. AHC: Have the United States win Vietnam and learn the lessons it did OTL.

    I think, as the 2nd reply here has said, the first question is to determine the "win" condition for the US. In my opinion, the nominal condition (that most can agree on) is the existence of a south Viet Nam state, or in other words Viet Nam is still divided. One can arguably say so. I remember...

  20. AHC/WI: Make South Vietnam win the Vietnam War with a POD after 1968

    After 1968? Just bomb rush everything. And I mean everything. Remember "strategic bombing" against Nazi Germany in WW2? Now do it again, but combine with actual intel on the ground (read: commando teams) and naval raid. The target is to kill everything Vietnamese have - how is immaterial and...
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