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| Sam Rainsy (middle) is currently in exile, facing a prison of 12 years on forgery, disinformation and incitement charges related to public claims he has made of Vietnamese border encroachment. |
Washington, DC Wednesday, 17 November 2010
“But if we have a lot of countries as friends, we can find a balance in the relationships...so we can change positions and not allow any one country to freely oppress us.”
The influences of the US and China have begun to overshadow Vietnam, in what could prove a positive development, Cambodia's leading opposition lawmaker says.
“Cambodia is in the strategic zone, so all superpower countries want to have influence over Cambodia,” Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer.
At the same time, he said, neither country wants to see Cambodia “falling into the other's hand.”
Meanwhile, China and Vietnam have a number of competing interests, including border and sea disputes.
“China does not want Cambodia to become a province or colony of Vietnam at all,” he said. “That's why we see China coming to invest and to escalate its influence in Cambodia. As I understand it, China is a positive element for Cambodia.”
When larger powers compete for Cambodia, it has a positive impact, he said. “If they don't pay attention, they forget about Cambodia, how we are suffering.”
On the other hand, if only one power takes interest in Cambodia, such as China during the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia doesn't benefit. When Cambodia was under the influence of Vietnam, following the ouster of the Khmer Rouge, “Cambodia suffered too,” he said.
“But if we have a lot of countries as friends, we can find a balance in the relationships...so we can change positions and not allow any one country to freely oppress us,” he said. “Now I believe that Vietnam's influence will be curtailed, because the US has a strong influence over Vietnam itself, and China also is increasing its influence over Cambodia. So we can try to move away from an influence of Vietnam that is too strong.”
With its Soviet backing long gone, Vietnam will look to the US to resist China, he said. “And I believe that the US still maintains the stance of democracy and wants Cambodia to become a real democratic country that fairly respects human rights.”
24 comments:
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Sam Rainsey also stupid. You want to lead Cambodia, yet you don't know how to response to questions. You never give away your position on critical issue like this. It's crucial for future leaders to learn how to lead and how to response to questions being asked. Regardless what China or the US think, you as a nation must be able to hold your own position and be strong of the decision that you've made.
If you don't want to be influence by any countries, then you need to start thinking nationalistically, not living under someone else agenda or plans.
of course, viet/youn go home! khmer people don't like youn coming to do businesses in cambodia, ok!
cambodia would rather embrace the USA and china over viet/youn, you know! go home viet/youn!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam Go Home!Vietnam Go Home!
Vietnam might show Hun Sen the exit door if its interests are threatened to a point. Dog eats dog. Remember Hok Lundy? That is one of the exit doors, folks.
Soon enough, its time to burns down any that is youns, and the cpp.
burn it or just don't uses their business. soon enough, they will run back home.
don't eat at viet restaurant, viet mobile tell, viet gas station.
Mr. Samrainsy!
You should not look down on Yuon.They never give up as you have been thinking. They have the trick blood from their ansestors.As you know,they have a very good system on controlling our people through the pupet government.Even though, Viet Nam cannot compete with China or United state, but their people still control our contry's economy.
S.N.Q
GO HOME! fucken whorenammmmmmmmmmmmmm!
GO BACK TO YOUR SHITHOLE COUNTRY WHORENAM!
IF CHINA WANTS TO TAKE OVER CAMBODIA! LET IT BE!
cambodia is not about youn and siem, you know. cambodia is a social butterfly of the world, ok! we want good things for cambodia. god bless cambodia and khmer people and citizens.
I LIKE VIETNAM,,BUT KHMER PEOPLE DON'T LIKE VIETNAM CONTROLLING CAMBODIA,,I LIKE VIETNAMESE AS A FRIEND LIKE MY CO-WORKER VIETNAMESE..SCREW YOU ALL HUN SEN CRITICIZERS....
HUN SEN IS TURN OUT TO BE A KHMER PATRIOT AFTER ALL....
yes hun sen is good and cpp is good they are like god..
Yes Vietnames at home,but Somrainsy away home.Why you said Vietnames how about yourself?
10:11AM, I agree with you.
Let me quote your comment as follow:
Mr. Samrainsy!
You should not look down on Yuon.They never give up as you have been thinking. They have the trick blood from their ansestors.As you know,they have a very good system on controlling our people through the pupet government.Even though, Viet Nam cannot compete with China or United state, but their people still control our contry's economy.
S.N.Q. ( end quote )
Yuon also good at remove neighboring countries from the world map :
Who remove Champa country from the world map?
Who is removing Lao country from the world map?
Who is removing Cambodia from the world map?
You Khmer forget that if it were not for France, there would not exist a "Cambodia" in this modern age.
In the 1800's Vietnam and Siam already divided up and ruled the Khmer territories.
France saved your asses - otherwise you would be calling yourself a citizen of Vietnam or Thailand by now.
It's called "Survival of the Fittest". A stronger nation dominates a weaker nation. A SAD but TRUE FACT in life.
The US and China,sometimes,got together and sometimes fought eacher.Khmer people knew them pretty well during Pol Pot at Thai-Khmer border.Both of them helped Khmer Rouge.The China and USA will not confront eacher with weapons,but with business in Southeast Asia because both of them need money to put in their pockets;the US wants to spread human rights over communist countries.
It a fair assessment of the current circumstances in Cambodia. We got into this problem in the 1st place is because Hun Sen while claimed" stronge man" to the people of Cambodia he is a"weakling" again other example Thailand and Vietnam. He have not done enough to protect the interests of Cambodia and it people, Sam Ransy can't do that job because he is not Cambodia Prime Minister and while Hun Sen is he need to take his head out of his ass and look at the way the world is moving.
There is no contry in this world to help other contry without its own interest.It's the human being's metality.How much is enough? How hight is moutain that considered is high?
S.N.Q
Why not khmer kroms be involved with China over the Viet's influence. This is the time to do it or it will never has any chance.
Nobody Save Cambodia but Cambodians. The faggot Siam and faggot North VietCong tried so many times to invade and control Cambodia but failed miserably. Now they try to use soft power to manipulate Cambodia but we are not dumb to let that happens. We are smarter than you think. The Thai ladyboys tried to invade Preah Vihear but they were to scare to fight with the Lion Heart Cambodian soldiers and end up being captured.Sooo sad...
After kick out the POLPOT's regime, Vietnam also sended out all Chineeses population out of their country,what CHINA TIGER'paper has done somethings with Viet Nam?
5:00PM,
If you think Vietnam was victorious, ask Vietnam if it wants a rematch with China?
China achived her goal of punishing Vietnam by staging a brief military offensive and then staving off vietnam economy for two decades after the military operations.
SRP superficial analyse and grave mistake comment.
Historically, Cambodia was suffered much worse when superpowers choose her as the place to compete. History may be repeated again.
SRP believe that China will compete with VN and USA for economic reason. That should think again.
Cambodia has nothing to offer for economically with GDP $5-7 billion.
But what Cambodia can offer is the land of sphere of influence a buffer zone, which can lead to military confrontation when China is strong enough to compete with USA who will be a close partner with VN. That will spell very terrible for Cambodia to be such place to new cold war chess game.
5:00 PM, you are an idiot,
there was no Chinese,
there is no Chinese and
there will be no Chinese
in Cambodia.
China doesn't recognize Chinese-Cambodians as Chinese.
If Yuons touch a hair of Chinese in China, you will see what China would do.
Don't forget too quick,
In 1970, China helped Khmer rouges to fight against USA,
In 1979, China helped Khmer rouges to fight against Vietnam
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