But by the time of the North Vietnamese victory in April 1975, and the reunification of the country, relations were increasingly strained. This happened as Vietnam's communist leadership sided with the Soviet Union over the Sino-Soviet split and the Chinese rapprochement with the US.
The large ethnic Chinese population, mainly in Cho Lon, including Ke Huy Quan's family, were caught up in this. They were already under pressure from the victorious communists as the main capitalist group in South Vietnam, suspected of allegiance to the defeated regime. Many were sent to re-education camps.
Vietnam's economy was in a dire state for many years after the war, afflicted by the colossal damage it had suffered, its international isolation and by inflexible socialist policies of the new regime. As they usually had the money to bribe officials and hire boats, the ethnic Chinese began leaving in large numbers in September 1978.
The exodus accelerated after the Chinese attack on Vietnam in February 1979, a time of heightened anti-Chinese sentiment. It continued for more than a decade.เว็บคาสิโนออนไลน์อันดับ1