17-01-2014, 04:33 PM
A lifetime of service to Cambodia - BT by LKY Jan 2014
(extract from BT today)
Following the Vietnam war, North Vietnam signed a mutual defense pact with the Soviet Union, hoping it would be protected when it embarked on the annexation of Cambodia and Laos.
Seng Xiaoping, China's supreme leader, wasn't about to let this happen.
He visited Bangkok, KL and Singapore and in November 1978 told me to expect a response from China if Vietnam embarked on such an invasion.
He said China didn't want a Soviet "Cuba" in South-east Asia.
Love Compassion
A Life not Reflected is a Life not Worth Living.
(extract from BT today)
Following the Vietnam war, North Vietnam signed a mutual defense pact with the Soviet Union, hoping it would be protected when it embarked on the annexation of Cambodia and Laos.
Seng Xiaoping, China's supreme leader, wasn't about to let this happen.
He visited Bangkok, KL and Singapore and in November 1978 told me to expect a response from China if Vietnam embarked on such an invasion.
He said China didn't want a Soviet "Cuba" in South-east Asia.
Love CompassionA Life not Reflected is a Life not Worth Living.