This will turn out to be another Vietnam.
Vietnam invites France to remember Dien Bien Phu defeat after 70 years
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20240504-vietnam-asks-france-to-join-remembrance-of-battle-of-dien-bien-phu-defeat-after-70-years
The French were slaughtered at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam.