If the US kept the funding up they'd have a chance. OTL the US slashed the ARVN's budget by 90% between 1973 and 1975.Anyway South Vietnam could survive post Paris Peace Accords
It'd be interesting to see if North Vietnam would still side with the Soviets in a scenario where the war in the South is still ongoing. IIRC China provided the majority of the North's war material, so I'd assume not (and that likely means a blank cheque for Pol Pot).How would a surviving South Vietnam effect Laos and Cambodia
2.) The PRC may use the opportunity to fund more Communists in the South.
Maybe. It would still be hell for the people though.Although having a pro-Russian Communist North Vietnam (probably along with Laos) vs. a pro-Chinese Communist South Vietnam (and possibly Cambodia) would make for an interesting scenario.
Any reason why as oppose to going through a cycle of military coups like Thailand ?I would imagine a surviving RVN had a chance of South Korean democracy later.
Could Mao get Thieu to drop South Vietnamese claims to the Paracel and Spratly islandsIt was said that Thiệu was actually going to negotiate with Mao to end the war, because China was satisfied with the 1973 status quo.
Anyway Cambodia and Laos could be in a better position against the communist forcesThat said, by 1975 the entire long border with Cambodia and Laos was the contact line so the ARVN is still in a difficult position (one that OTL resulted in the catastrophic decision to abandon the central highlands). So I still don't think I'd be placing my money on them.
It was just a suggestion. The issue of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Paracel and Spratly) would actually be a big issue because we Vietnamese have always historically hated China, and OTL this was a big reason why Thiệu didn't go and negotiate with China to end the war.Could Mao get Thieu to drop South Vietnamese claims to the Paracel and Spratly islands
most was from Warsaw Pact sources, and not much from China.It'd be interesting to see if North Vietnam would still side with the Soviets in a scenario where the war in the South is still ongoing. IIRC China provided the majority of the North's war material, so I'd assume not (and that likely means a blank cheque for Pol Pot).
Really? I was under the impression that the Soviets were reluctant to get involved.most was from Warsaw Pact sources, and not much from China.
Didn't the North drop its claims only to bring them back at the end of the Vietnam war.It was just a suggestion. The issue of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Paracel and Spratly) would actually be a big issue because we Vietnamese have always historically hated China, and OTL this was a big reason why Thiệu didn't go and negotiate with China to end the war.
Couldn't China open a second front similar to the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war or a large scale border conflict or just a large military build up .most was from Warsaw Pact sources, and not much from China.