France obtained control over northern Vietnam following its victory over China in the Sino-French War (1884–85). French Indochina was formed on 17 October 1887 from Annam, Tonkin, Cochinchina (which together form modern Vietnam), and the Kingdom of Cambodia; Laos was added after the Franco-Siamese War in 1893.
The only difference between the two is the action in which it was done. They are still similar because you are physically hurting another individual.
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they offered new flavor sensations which made them exotic and expensive