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In its early history, Vietnam was under the shadow of China. Even after independence of northern and central Vietnam; Vietnamese rulers continued to follow the Chinese system of government as well as Chinese culture.
In Vietnam, Chinese was the language of the elite. Confucianism, the religion of China, was followed by large number of people in Vietnam. Vietnamese scholar Phan Boi Chau was educated in Confucian tradition.
The French found it difficult to dislodge Chinese influence on Vietnamese culture.
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