I prefer to think of Vietnam as setting China back 30 years in their goal of expansionism (or is it imperialism, communism confuses me)
you see... I know how that sort of thinking works out for my family and people like me. I can remember all the politicians telling me all about how “engagement” with communist china was going to expose them to capitalism and they would learn the error of their ways... and so on... the streets would be paved with gold... Blah, blah, blah... LIES!