between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. There had been a series of violent border skirmishes between the two countries after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama. India initiated a defensive Forward Policy from 1960 to hinder Chinese military patrols and logistics, in which it placed outposts along the border, including several north of the McMahon Line, the eastern portion of the Line of Actual Control proclaimed by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1959. Nathu La and Cho La clashes (1967) Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969) 1969 – Zhenbao Island Vietnam War (1964-1975) 1974 - Paracel Islands Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) 1974 – Battle of the Paracel Islands 1979 – Battle of Lạng Sơn 1979 – Battle of Lao Cai 1979 – Battle of Cam Duong 1979 – Battle of Cao Bang Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) 1981 – Battle of Fakashan 1984 – Battle of Laoshan 1988 – Johnson South Reef Skirmish 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes Mali War See also List of wars involving the People's Republic of China List of wars involving the Republic of China List of wars involving Taiwan Notes Further reading Graff, David Andrew, and Robin Higham, eds. A military history of China (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). Li, Xiaobing, ed. China at War: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2012. online Liu, Frederick Fu. A Military History of Modern China, 1924-1949 (1972). Mitter, Rana. "Old ghosts, new memories: China's changing war history in the era of post-Mao politics." Journal of Contemporary History 38.1 (2003): 117–131. Ryan, Mark A., David Michael Finkelstein, and Michael A. McDevitt. Chinese Warfighting: the PLA experience since 1949 (ME Sharpe, 2003). Swope, Kenneth, ed. Warfare in China since 1600 (Routledge, 2017). Worthing, Peter M. A military historyof modern China: from the manchu conquest to Tian'anmen Square (Praeger, 2007). Wortzel, Larry M., and Robin Higham. Dictionary of contemporary Chinese military history (Abc-clio, 1999). External links Power Polarity In The Far Eastern World System, 1025 BC-AD 1850: Narrative And 25-Year Interval Data by David Wilkinson China Chinese battles Chinese battles Battles Wars and battles Wars