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France was just keeping up with European traditions at the time, the usual colonies: Britain's America, Australia; France and Spain's America; Germany, Belgium, Portugal's Africa; Britain's India; etc.

Japan was engaged with conquests, which required "stepping stones"; Indochina was one of them. Japan was moving rapidly in nearly all directions, as was Germany; North (Alaska), South towards Australia, and west towards India (they were stopped in India at Imphal).

Indochina was but a base for future campaigns (operations). Example: The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse were both sunk from Japanese bombers which took off from airfields located in the former "South Vietnam."

Bottom line: France was for prestige and financial gain (Colonies=business ventures). Japan was for conquest expansion. Although, it should be noted that with any conquest, from any nation; Rome, Ghengis Khan, Attila the Hun, Napoleon, Hitler, North Korea, etc. "prestige & riches (financial gain)" are automatically inherent to those conquests."

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Both China and France desired to control Vietnam because of the resources. Vietnam has large offshore oil deposits that several nations are desirous of.

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because it was the best thing to do

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