Chinese Casualties

To this day, both sides of the conflict describe themselves as the victor. The number of casualties is disputed, with some Western sources putting PLA losses at more than 60,000 casualties, including about 20,000 killed.[citation needed] Throughout the war, however, more than 600,000 Chinese served.

[edit] Vietnamese casualties

There are no independently verifiable details of Vietnamese casualties.

Vietnamese armed personnel (including regular forces and reserves who joined war; militiamen not included):

* Deaths: 5,000 in total[citation needed]
* Wounded: unknown

PLA sources:

* Wounded: unknown
* Prisoners of War: 1680