"Change of Ally: Hun Sen's Cambodia departures from Vietnam to China"
Does Cambodia really swing toward China and leave from its close ally, Vietnam? Currently, Cambodian government seems to focus on the border issues with its neighboring country, Vietnam. It is, in fact, hardly raised to talk about this issue with the government of Cambodia. So far, when Cambodian people raised the concern on the issues, and talk about illegal Vietnamese immigrants in Cambodia, the government took it for granted. Moreover, some government officials came to oppose the civic views and claim that there are no Vietnamese immigrants staying in Cambodia. According to this, the government of Cambodia was seen to be a pro-Vietnam the same as what people and the opposition party said. Yet, the government of Cambodia is likely to change its behavior toward Vietnam. Remarkably, Cambodia has changed its behavior towards Vietnam since the 1997 coup. Cambodia has shifted more cordially with China under Hun Sen leadership, for Cambodia need to develop its economics. Nev...