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been settled; others were being settled step by step. As
history could testify, China had always abided by the five principles of peaceful coexistence and she would continue to
do so.
3.
Mr Zhang said that it was now three years since the
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia. The Democratic Kampuchean
forces were the main force of resistance. Without them there
would be no Cambodian issue, let alone the prospect of a
political settlement. China did not endorse some of the
policies pursued by the DK in the past. In supporting the DK
China was upholding the UN Charter and international justice,
opposing Soviet hegemony and Vietnamese regional hegemony, and safeguarding world peace.
China did not seek 'to benefit
herself from this support.
4.
China supported all anti-Vietnamese patriotic forces
in Cambodia, for example the factions led by Son Sann and
Sihanouk. After the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops the
Cambodian people should choose their government in fair elections
under UN supervision. China would respect their choice. China
wished to see an independent, neutral and non-aligned Cambodia,
and hoped that a coalition government comprising the patriotic
forces could be formed.
5.
Mr Zhang said that some people sought to woo Vietnam
away from the Soviet Union by making 'concessions' to Vietnam
at the expense of the Cambodian people's independence struggle.
This was not realistic. Other countries should support the
Cambodian struggle in the political, diplomatic and economic
fields, and put pressure on Vietnam to come to the negotiating
table.
Referring to the nine meetings of the ad hoc committee
of the three Cambodian factions in Bangkok, Mr Zhang said that
the prospects for an alliance were good, but many difficulties
6.
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