Hanoi; isolation. (Vietnam's relation with China)

From: National Review | Date: December 5, 1986 | Copyright information

HANOI

Isolation

One of Vietnam's biggest handicaps is its inability to come to terms with China. Border warfare between the two countries is practically endemic; the latest confirmed engagements occurred in mid October. The overt cause of hostility is the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia. Peking has supported the old Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, now a guerrilla leader along the Thai border, and has been pushing a peace plan put forward by the perennial P...

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