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...Khmer Front component of the Kampuchean resistance. With an estimated 12,000 fighters led by onetime Prime Minister Son Sann, the front is linked in a loose alliance with some 40,000 guerrillas of the Communist Khmer Rouge, backed by China, and 5,000 soldiers loyal to Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Kampuchea's former head of state. The guerrilla forces are no match for the Vietnamese, who maintain approximately 160,000 troops in Kampuchea and can bring in heavy weapons...
Diplomatically, however, the guerrilla alliance has been holding a strong hand: the Heng Samrin regime has never been recognized as legitimate by the United Nations. The Khmer Front and the Sihanouk forces have the backing of the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines). A sustained Vietnamese attack on the front thus weakens a non-Communist alternative to the Heng Samrin government. By themselves, the stronger and more aggressive Khmer Rouge are far less likely to draw international sympathy to the resistance cause, since they are still remembered by the rest...
Accordingly, the current Vietnamese offensive, which began in mid-November, has been notable for its intensity. The campaign is aimed at the Khmer Rouge, who are supported by China, and at a smaller guerrilla group loyal to Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the former head of state. But Viet Nam's primary target appears to be the non-Communist Khmer People's National Liberation Front. This group, led by onetime Prime Minister Son Sann, is supported by the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It has formed a loose coalition with the Khmer Rouge and the Sihanouk forces, aimed...
...military review, however, that fascinated Peking's diplomatic community and foreign guests, among them Kampuchean Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who lives in Peking part of the time, and former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Not only was China showing off weaponry that outsiders had not been permitted to see before, but as Peking Military Region Commander Qin Jiwei made clear, it was the first such demonstration in 35 years. Said a Western military attache: "It was an impressive display of equipment that shows a pretty good capability in terms of manufacturing. There wasn't a piece there that...
...NORODOM SIHANOUK Chief of State...