This is a list of wars involving the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC last fought a war in 1979 (the Sino-Vietnamese War) and has fought only in relatively minor engagements since.[1]: 72
War | People's Republic of China and allies | Opponents | Result |
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Chinese Civil War (1927–1949)[b] |
Chinese Communist Party | Republic of China | Civil War |
Battle of Chamdo (1950) |
People's Republic of China | Tibet | Victory |
Korean War (1950–1953) |
North Korea China Soviet Union |
South Korea United States United Kingdom Canada Turkey Australia Philippines New Zealand Thailand Ethiopia Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Luxembourg |
Ceasefire
|
First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955) |
PRC | ROC United States |
Ceasefire
|
China–Burma border campaign (1960–1961) |
China Burma |
Republic of China | Victory
|
Sino-Indian War (1962) |
China | India | Victory |
Vietnam War (1965–1969) |
North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea |
South Vietnam
|
Withdrawal
|
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) |
China | Vietnam | Status quo antebellum, both sides claim victory
|