How is the 1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia regarded today? Are the Vietnamese seen as heroes?

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Andrew Dang · HSE Officer (2012–present)5y

Nowadays, from the official viewpoint of the Cambodian government, the war in 1978–1979 have been widely regarded as the liberation war or a national uprising against the Maoist regime of Khmer Rouge, in which Vietnamese volunteer troops had played a great role to put the end to this genocidal regime.

The monument to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There are numerous monuments were built in Cambodia to commemorate the sacrifices of Vietnamese troops during the war against the Pol Pot’s regime.

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