During 1979 Sino-Vietnamese conflict why did China decide to withdraw their troops wh...?

Answer: Having read most of the comments, I am rather surprised no one mention.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You During 1979 Sino-Vietnamese conflict why did China decide to withdraw their troops when the road to Hanoi lay open and the city could have fallen to China? Henry Lee, former Senior Management Updated Jun 29, 2020 Having read most of the comments, I am rather surprised no one mentioned the real reason for DXP's PLA punitive expedition into Vietnam to "teach it a lesson" : Basically D... Read More » Why is MIT no longer considering SAT Subject Test scores? Chris Lee, SB Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997) Written Mar 27, 2020 MIT (and coincidentally Caltech, Caltech to Eliminate Requirement for SAT Subject Test Scores in Admissions) did some study on SAT Science and Math Subject tests and droppe... Read More » Do Malaysians get offended if they are mistaken as Indonesians? Lambert Carlson, lives in Sabah, Malaysia Written Fri I don't know about everyone else, but as a Sabahan it gets annoying when you got mistaken as Indonesian by your own countrymen just because your accent is a bit different. ... Read More » What happened in China in 1989 in Tiananmen square? Why students revolted against the government of China? Truever Zhang, Living in Shenzhen,1 year lived in Taiwan Written Jun 27, 2020 In 1989, I was a college student, and I participated in the protests in Tiananmen Square. My thinking is the same as that of most students. At that time, we had two goals: 1... Read More » What do the Chinese think of Uighur re-education camps? Alex Zhang, lived in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Updated Jan 5 In general, I reckon the Uyghur "re-education camps" is not a hot topic among Chinese people - not even close. Especially to people outside of Xinjiang, most of them mainly... Read More » Why wasn't Harry Potter as extraordinary a wizard as Dumbledore, Voldemort, Snape or Hermione? Peter Ramirez, Avid reader of the Harry Potter series and related subjects. Updated Oct 24, 2019 Why didn't Harry Potter ever develop the wizarding greatness of Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, Severus Snape or Hermione Granger? Because upon the death of his parents, James and ... Read More » Which is the weirdest detail you have ever noticed in a movie? Alek Hidell, Ex-Civil Servant, professional writer, stand-up comedian Updated Fri I'm surprised that nobody else seems to have spotted this, but once I point it out to people they can never unsee it. It's literally hidden in plain sight. (Note: since look... Read More » Why is math one of the least pursued majors in STEM? Andrew Olson, PIT Jockey and FC Tramp at Amazon (2017-present) Written Jun 30, 2020 Because it starts out tough and gets hard, fast. And it used to be even harder. (Adding an 'intro to proofs' class really has helped the transition from calculus to math.) He... Read More » How different is Saigon from Bangkok? Henry Temple-Baxter, lived in Thailand (2016-2017) Written May 5, 2020 The two cities are only a few 100 km away from each other but a world apart. Bangkok- Looks like a modern day glass jungle, In some ways this is symbolic, of how developed th... Read More » Is Xinjiang historically a part of China or was it annexed for its resources? Is East Turkestan the same region? Why are there differences in names? Ridzwan Abdul Rahman, Self employed (2000-present) Written Jan 24 Xinjiang came under Chinese control since 60 BC. The Xiongnu tribe who lived there at that time used to rob caravans travelling along the Silk Road. In order to make the si... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/