Delivered: At meeting with
French reporters on January 24, 1984, who had traveled to China to cover the
celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France
and the People's Republic of China.
Source: "Hu Yaobang on International Affairs," in
Beijing Review, February 13, 1984 (Vol. 27, No. 7), pages 11-12.
Online Version: marxists.org, January 2024
On Jan. 24, three days before the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, met with a group of French reporters, who came to China to cover the celebrations. Hu commented on some major international issues.
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Kampuchea. "We said five years ago that Viet Nam would never succeed in its attempts by sending troops to occupy Kampuchea," he said. "But the Vietnamese leaders refused to listen to our advice. In the past two or three years, we reiterated over and over again that we would restore good-neighbor relations with Viet Nam immediately when it withdraws its troops from Kampuchea. However, there has so far been no sign of the Vietnamese leaders' intention to listen to our advice."
Hu said, "We agree to the proposal that, after Viet Nam's withdrawal of its troops, Kampuchea is to become a democratic, peaceful, neutral and non-aligned country under international supervision."
"China fully supports this reasonable stand, which represents the unanimous views of the ASEAN countries. But it now appears that Viet Nam has no intention to withdraw its troops. France can do something in this direction."
Continuation of the current situation brings misery not only to the Kampuchean people but to the Vietnamese people as well, he said.
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