Cambodia's Hun Sen Is No Savior; In an Interview, the Vietnamese-Backed Leader Is Tough and Tempermental

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 16, 1989| Author: Lally Weymouth | Copyright information

Hun Sen, this country's prime minister, is the toast of Asia these days. His supporters argue that the 37-year-old leader, installed and backed by the Vietnamese, has turned out to be more than a puppet.

Hun Sen is really a nationalist, capable of breaking away from the Vietnamese and Soviet orbit if he receives Western help, argue some Thai officials and western diplomats. They express what seems to be a growing consensus in Asia that the best way out of the Cambodia conflict is for...

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