 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Kufarira kwePLA muhondo yemazuva ano yakasarudzika kwakatanga kucherechedzwa pakati pemakore ekuma1980 apo yaive ichichinja chimiro chayo chemauto kubva ku hondo yevanhu kuenda ku kurwa hondo yemuno pasi pemamiriro epamusoro-soro. Varongi vePLA vaitenda kuti hondo inotevera yaizova hondo pfupi, inokurumidza kumucheto panzvimbo pehondo yakazara munharaunda yeChinese, uye kuti mauto epasi anowanzoitwa nevanofamba netsoka haazosangana nezvavanoda. Mukuwedzera, ruzivo rwekurwa rwePLA kubva muna 1979 na1980 kurwisana kwemuganhu neVietnam, uko mauto chaiwo eVietnam akakonzera zvinetso zvikuru kumasimba eChina, akaratidzira ukoshi hwamasangano chaiwo. 