Recently, I read a book that was evolved around South East Asia. It is a third person,s record of his life around that area. As I like to follow History as they evolve, I find that the book is very interesting. The author studied in China and worked in Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore. He witnessed some of the history in China and South East Asia. I would like to put down the chronology below according to the book.
1856 Hong Kong became a Colony under the British.
1858 The French attacked Vietnam and subsequently controlled the rest of Vietnam.
1954 Vietnam is divided into South and North
1955 South Vietnam is officially established.
1964 American involvement in Vietnam war intensified.
1964/10 China tested its first atomic bomb.
1967 Earthquake in China, Tang Shan
1969/09/02 Ho Chi Ming died
1971/09/09 Kissinger visited China a nd pavied the way for President Nixon's visit to China.
1975/04/30 American troops retreat from Vietnam. The North take over Saigon.
1975/06 Vietnam invaded Cambodia and occupied the country for a few years.
1976/09/09 Mao Ze Dong died.
1979/01/29 Deng Xiao Peng visited US.
1979/02/17 China invaded Vietnam and retreated after 1 week.
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