The self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, also known as the Vietnam War, refers to the war that broke out between China and Vietnam on the northern border of Vietnam in February17-65438+March 16, 979. The Sino-Vietnamese War in a broad sense refers to the Sino-Vietnamese border military conflict from 1979 to 1989. Including 1979 Sino-Vietnamese border self-defense counterattack, 198 1 China's recovery of Mount Lin, Battle of Faka, 1984's recovery of Laoshan, Battle of Mount Yin Zheshan, Battle of Balihe Dongshan, Battle of Crossing Point, Battle of Two Mountains, and defensive operations against Vietnam.