During the Vietnam War: There were South Vietnam, Vietnam, and North Vietnam? Which political organization did China support Vietnam?

During the Vietnam War (usually referring to the war between 1961 and 1973), Vietnam's national status was divided into South Vietnam and North Vietnam based on the 17th parallel north. China supports North Vietnam led by Chairman Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Vietnamese Workers' Party (the Vietnamese Workers' Party was renamed the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1976).

Vietnam was originally a French colony. After the end of World War II, France returned to Vietnam to support the last Vietnamese emperor, Emperor Bao Dai, in establishing the country in Saigon, a city in southern Vietnam. But at this time, the Vietnam Independence Alliance (Vietnam Communist Party), headed by Ho Chi Minh and developed during World War II, established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi, a city in northern Vietnam.

In order to compete for sovereignty over Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and France fought a 10-year war. In 1954, with China's military assistance, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam won a decisive victory over the French National Defense Forces in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and France withdrew from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

According to the resolution of the Geneva Conference in Switzerland (1954), Vietnam was temporarily divided by the 17th parallel north. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam, and South Vietnam was protected by the last emperor of Vietnam. Under the rule of the Great Emperor.

In 1955, Wu Tingyan launched a coup in Saigon City and established the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).