What the records say
- When
- 9 Mar 1979
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 43
- Coordinates
- 21.85° N, 106.08° E
- Description
- Massacre by China during the Sino-Vietnamese War
Placed at the middle of related events.
Tong Chup massacre
1979 mass killing during the Sino-Vietnamese War
The Tong Chup massacre was a war crime committed by the People's Liberation Army of China during the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979. The incident happened in Tong Chup village, Hung Dao commune, Cao Bằng city. From February 17, 1979, the Chinese Liberation Army simultaneously attacked Vietnam along the northern border between the two countries.
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