Pol Pot discussed his relationship with Vietnam: RFA interview

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Vietnam blame game

"Brother Number 2" Nuon Chea stands trial. (Photo by: Eccc/Pool)

Youk Chhang, DC-Cam director

Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Bridget Di Certo and Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post

Nuon Chea’s continued demonisation of Vietnam is incorrect, incomprehensible and downright “stupid”, victims and observers said yesterday after the former Khmer Rouge leader’s second straight day on the stand.

At day two of evidence hearings at the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday, “Brother Number 2” maintained his position that without the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia would have been swallowed by Vietnam, a country that intends to exterminate the Khmer race. He supports his theory with a frequently recited and detailed history of Vietnam's attempts to annex Cambodian territory – an intention that continues, according to him.

Documentation Centre of Cambodia director Youk Chhang said Nuon Chea’s continued denunciation of Vietnam was simply “stupid”. His determination to paint Vietnam as the villain in all Khmer Rouge affairs was “a self-styled suicide”, Youk Chhang said. “The ECCC is a court, not a forum for reconciliation.”

យួនជួយពលរដ្ឋគ្នាវានៅស្រុកខ្មែរ ... ស្មែរហ៊ុនសែន មានតែអារក ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរបន្ថែម

រូបថត​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៦ ខែ​ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ​២០១១៖ សាខា​ធនាគារ​វៀតណាម Sacombank នៅ​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ (Photo: RFA)

General Hoang Anh Xuan, chairman of the Viet army's Viettel and Metfone companies.

វៀតណាម​បង្កើត​ធនាគារ​ជួយ​ពល​រដ្ឋ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​កម្ពុជា

ដោយ ហាស់ សាន
2011-12-06
RFA

ធនាគារ ៣​ទៀត ដែល​រក​ស៊ី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា មាន Agribank, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) និង​ធនាគារ​យោធា (Military Bank) ដែល​ ផ្ដល់​ទុន​ដល់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ដៃ​វៀតតែល (VIETEL) និង​ម៉ិតហ្វូន (Metfone) ក្រោម​ការ​គ្រប់គ្រង​ចាត់​ចែង​ដោយ​ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ ហ្វាង អាញ់ ស្វ័ន (Hoang Anh Xuan)។ ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍​រូប​នេះ មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ជា​មេ​បញ្ជា​ការ​កង​កម្លាំង​ចូល​មក​រំលំ​របប​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម​នៅ​ខែ​មករា ឆ្នាំ​១៩៧៩៕

ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​បរទេស​ជា​ច្រើន នាំ​គ្នា​សួរ​គ្នា​ទៅ​វិញ​ទៅ​មក អំពី​ធនាគារ​វៀតណាម​មួយ ឈ្មោះ Sacombank។

សាកុមបាំង (Sacombank) ជា​ធនាគារ​វៀតណាម សរសេរ​អក្សរ​កាត់ ចេញ​ពី​ឈ្មោះ​ដើម Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank ដែល​មាន​ទី​ចាត់​ការ​ធំ​នៅ​ក្រុង​ព្រៃនគរ ឬ​ក្រុង​ហូជីមិញ ជា​ធនាគារ​រក​ស៊ី​ទទួល​ទុក​ប្រាក់ បើក​ប្រាក់ និង​ចងការ​ប្រាក់​ដល់​វិនិយោគិន ដោយ​ឥត​មាន​អាជីវករ ឬ​ពាណិជ្ជករ​ខ្មែរ​ចូល​ហ៊ុន​ឡើយ។

ធនាគារ Sacombank ដែល​បើក​ទ្វា​រក​ស៊ី​មុន​ធនាគារ​វៀតណាម​ដទៃ​ទៀត នៅ​ខែ​ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩ បាន​ដាក់​ដើម​ទុន​ប្រមាណ ៣៨​លាន​ដុល្លារ បន្ទាប់​ពី​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​ចេញ​អាជ្ញាប័ណ្ណ​ផ្ដល់​សិទ្ធិ​ឲ្យ​រក​ស៊ី​រយៈ​ពេល ៩៩​ឆ្នាំ។ តាម​ការ​អះអាង​របស់​ប្រធាន​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ធនាគារ លោក ដាង វ៉ាន់ ថាញ់ (Dang Van Thanh) និង​ប្រធាន​អគ្គ​នាយក​សាខា​ធនាគារ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា លោក ង្វៀង មិញ​តាំ (Nguyen Minh Tam) ធនាគារ Sacombank ថា​នឹង​បើក​សាខា​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ចាម​ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១២។

Cambodia & Vietnam: tie that needs our measure and evaluation

We have escaped from civil war but dangerously slip into Vietnam's absorbing hole under their "political economy" strategy. We can say China has helped to block Vietnam's hegemony over Cambodia, but how honesty if China allowed Vietnam to take over Cambodia and China will take all this region later. On the other hand, there are evidences that China has pressured Vietnam about border conflict between them both. So truthfully China oppresses Vietnam, Vietnam oppresses Cambodia.

The strengthening tie Cambodian government and Vietnam has created make us wonder in many aspects. Any tie and corporation are good for mutual understanding and development, but the tie between incumbent Cambodian government and Vietnam has showed us only the self-destruction of Cambodia. The following policies might help us to understand more the above claimed ramification:

• The border demarcation which has been singly helped by Vietnam and their expertise.
  
• The national media and Hun Sen have frequently and publicly claimed the legitimacy of Vietnamese troops presence in January 7, 1979.
  
• Triangle border zone plan between Cambodia, Vietnam and Lao (of course Vietnam) for development. Japan has already funded this project. But who are Cambodian expertise who take in charge of this plan? Is it only Vietnamese who planned and monitored all those projects?
• Cambodian airline that is franchising with Vietnam. Of course, no Cambodian expertise and personnel are working or monitoring this company. On the other hand, why Vietnam? Why not Japan, France and others who can also invest this prestigious national airline? Was it pre-arranged for Vietnamese company since the beginning like the concession of Angkor Wat?
• The listing of Preah Vihea temple to be recognized by UNESCO and the conflict with Thailand...who benefit more, Cambodia or Thailand or Vietnam? ICJ has already recognized Preah Vihea as it is belonged to Cambodia. What is the significance and prudence of listing this temple to UNESCO...Sok An can take the land back from Thailand to Cambodia? Or it is just a policy to forget Vietnam and allow Vietnam to continue take Cambodia land more?
• etc
  

Of course there are many things and many words to describe the self-destruction approaches of incumbent Cambodian government. One of the important hypothesis we make here is that when this county is not governed by the rule of laws, the independent court, and democratic principle. We can clearly reiterate that Cambodia has been moving to self-suicide. Under those policies of Hun Sen illustrate the death of Cambodia in the near future. Vietnam will take over our land easily. We have escaped from civil war but dangerously slip into Vietnam's absorbing hole under their "political economy" strategy. We can say China has helped to block Vietnam's hegemony in Cambodia, but how honesty if China allowed Vietnam to take over Cambodia and China will take all this region later. On the other hand, there are evidences that China has pressured Vietnam about border conflict between them both. So truthfully China oppresses Vietnam, Vietnam oppresses Cambodia.

Lao has already fallen into Vietnam's trap, Cambodia is next if the policies and political environment is like the present day.

KY