There are many places where the French choose to colonize. These places include but are not limited to Canadian territories.
Yes they did
French exploration commenced in about 1859; total colonization was finished by about 1885.
Just before the Vietnam Conflict, Vietnam was a colony under French rule. Before that time, China had control over much of Eastern and Southeastern Asia.
The French wanted to match the expansion of the British Empire
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A small portion of vietnamiese speak french, since Vietnam had been for a very long time a French colony.
Some excellent sea ports in Vietnam, such as Cam Ranh Bay.
They did !
two years
Vietnam was formerly French Indochina, a French colony.
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