The Korean War and invasion of Vietnam are the only clear foreign wars in that list. You've listed almost every border skirmish that China has ever conducted.

The Korean War and invasion of Vietnam are the only clear foreign wars in that list. You've listed almost every border skirmish that China has ever conducted. * Burma border campaign: a campaign along the China-Burma border conducted jointly by Chinese and Burmese forces, against Nationalist (i.e., Taiwanese) forces. China didn't invade Burma, and calling this a "foreign war" would be a big stretch. * Sino-Indian War: a campaign along a disputed border with India, on territory that both sides claim. * Vietnam War: China didn't fight in the Vietnam War. It did lend aid to the Vietnamese. * "a separate China-South Vietnam War": I assume you mean the "Battle of the Paracel Islands," a small battle fought over disputed islands. Again, calling this sort of thing a "foreign war" is a big stretch. I'll even grant you another border skirmish: * The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969. Note how the last conflict on this list is in 1979. That doesn't exactly scream "aggressive ambitions on the world stage."