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...burst of wartime solidarity, the People's Republic of China once declared that its friendship with Viet Nam was as close as "lips and teeth." But after their common foe, the U.S., withdrew its troops from Southeast Asia in 1973, the toothy smiles between Peking and Hanoi gradually turned to frowns. Today, says a Chinese official, the relationship is one of "rifles to rifles and artillery to artillery." Nowhere is that hostility more evident than along the 800-mile border between the two countries. TIME Peking Bureau Chief David Aikman was among a group of Western journalists who made...
...banks of a picturesque stream. There an abandoned customs house and a flagpole flying the red-and-yellow Chinese flag are the only reminders that this is the border. During the past three years, Pingmeng's residents have become victims of China's bitter feud with Viet Nam. Five people have been killed and 38 wounded by Vietnamese fire. In addition, according to Chinese officials in the Guangxi region, the Vietnamese have laid mines, damaged crops and on occasion sent bundle-toting water buffalo laden with leaflets and other propaganda across the border. Liang Xinghan, 26, a tractor...
...Chinese, not surprisingly, blame Viet Nam for the border troubles. They claim that the current animosities predate the bitter four-week war in 1979, when China launched what it called "a self-defensive counterattack" against Viet Nam. At the time, Peking claimed it was "punishing" Hanoi both for "provocations" along the border and for Viet Nam's invasion of Cambodia two months earlier. The Vietnamese, of course, see the situation in a different light. A Hanoi radio broadcast last May charged that China had "renewed its acts of war against Viet Nam," and blamed the Chinese for border infractions...
...shot back but lodged sharp protests with the Laotian government over the Vietnamese military presence. Underlying the hostilities, though, is a less visible effort by Thailand to encourage a three-year-old attempt by the Laotian government to achieve a more moderate form of socialism and one independent of Viet Nam. TIME Bangkok Bureau Chief David De Voss recently traveled to Laos. His report...
...Well-off Laotians may apply for exit visas and generally receive them. Items such as enamel spray paint, light bulbs and vitamins, all unavailable in Hanoi, are in plentiful supply. "Sure, the market is full of clothes and medicine," laughs Luang Prabang Merchant Chan Manee. "This isn't Viet...