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.
On 09 January 2020, both two countries of Cambodia and Vietnam organized the official ceremonies to mark the 41 years of the downfall of the Khmer Rouge regime and the rebirth of Cambodian nation. Uch Leang, a senior researcher on Asian Africa of International Relations at the Institute of Cambodia has written some meaningful words as follows:
“The joint victory over the Khmer Rouge once again reaffirmed the pure goodwill from Vietnam, as well as the solidarity, faithfulness between two nations and marks a milestone in the bilateral relations. The victory opened a new era for development and prosperity in Cambodia.”
Currently, several attempts to demonize the Vietnamese role during the liberation war in Cambodia were all backfired by Cambodian government. Typically, it should be the case of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who talked about a so-called “Vietnamese invasion” against Cambodia in the past.
On 06 June 2019, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an Official Statement, in which strongly condemned what Mr. Lee had said. Moreover, they officially considered the Vietnamese role as “the sacrifice of Vietnamese voluntary troops who helped liberate them from this genocidal regime”.
Official Statement from Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 06 June 2019.
With this short answer today, I hope you readers will know more about the viewpoint of the current Cambodian government on the issues of the Khmer Rouge and the liberation role of Vietnamese military in 1978–1979. Once again, hope you readers will enjoy my answer and best regards,
Andrew
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