Triple
T2864641
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sino-Vietnamese War |
E63407
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entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)
The Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) were a series of prolonged, low-intensity but often deadly clashes and military standoffs along the China–Vietnam frontier that persisted for over a decade after the main 1979 war, reflecting ongoing territorial disputes and regional power rivalry.
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E63407
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) | Statement: [Sino-Vietnamese War, followedBy, Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) Context triple: [Sino-Vietnamese War, followedBy, Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)]
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A.
Sino-Vietnamese War
The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
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B.
Sino–Soviet border conflict
The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
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C.
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
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D.
Indochina conflicts
The Indochina conflicts were a series of mid-20th-century wars in Southeast Asia involving decolonization struggles, Cold War rivalries, and regional power contests centered on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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E.
Sino-French War
The Sino-French War was a late 19th-century conflict between Qing China and France, fought largely over control and influence in Vietnam and resulting in the establishment of French colonial dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) Triple: [Sino-Vietnamese War, followedBy, Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)]
Generated description
The Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) were a series of prolonged, low-intensity but often deadly clashes and military standoffs along the China–Vietnam frontier that persisted for over a decade after the main 1979 war, reflecting ongoing territorial disputes and regional power rivalry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) Target entity description: The Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990) were a series of prolonged, low-intensity but often deadly clashes and military standoffs along the China–Vietnam frontier that persisted for over a decade after the main 1979 war, reflecting ongoing territorial disputes and regional power rivalry.
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A.
Sino-Vietnamese War
chosen
The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
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B.
Sino–Soviet border conflict
The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
-
C.
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was a late-1970s conflict in which Vietnam invaded Cambodia, overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime, and installed a new government, leading to prolonged regional instability and international tensions during the Cold War.
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D.
Indochina conflicts
The Indochina conflicts were a series of mid-20th-century wars in Southeast Asia involving decolonization struggles, Cold War rivalries, and regional power contests centered on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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E.
Sino-French War
The Sino-French War was a late 19th-century conflict between Qing China and France, fought largely over control and influence in Vietnam and resulting in the establishment of French colonial dominance in the region.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4c42fb8c8190b36e161d47c03b81 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdfb9e64c819087b1a47caeb174d5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b055e0c8088190a0fa67c9c14fc29b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0639974448190b59b6d8ed951f69f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b063f9172481908e68c97059cf4b89 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.