China launched its attack on Vietnam in the spring of 1979 to teach Vietnam a lesson for its invasion and occupation of Cambodia. The Chinese are taller and heavier than the Vietnamese and many thought it would be easy victory for the Chinese. After crossing the border, PLA did meet with little...
Just to add .... the original homeland of the Han Chinese is in north/central China. Han Chinese started to migrate south 2,000 years ago. Over the years their numbers grew and they began to occupy the coastal areas and fertile plains forcing the natives to move up to live in the hilly regions...
Han Chinese are not the original inhabitants of Xinjiang. The land was first conquered and then occupied by China during the reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi. The natives are the Uyghurs and Han Chinese are settlers.
Leong Kok Fann in the photo is now an old and fat uncle. Back in the mid 1970s, he was very popular with schoolgirls esp the convent girls. He was then a very handsome and promising footballer studying at CJC.
Imported water from Malaysia though gradually reduced over the years still accounted for some 40% of our total water needs. We still have lots of work to do before being able to reach our goal of self-sufficient in water.