[TMJC] Theme III Third Indochina War

ThemeIII:TheColdWarandSoutheastAsia Topic:ManifestationsoftheColdWarinSoutheastAsia TheThirdIndochinaWar(1978-1991)INQURIYQUESTION:WHOORWHATCAUSEDTHEOUTBREAKOFTHETHIRDINDOCHINAWAR? INQUIRYQUESTION:HOWANDWHYDIDTHETHIRDINDOCHINAWARDEVELOP? ● FactorsshapingtheThirdIndochinaWar(1978–1991)1978markedVietnam’sinvasionofCambodia, while1991markedthesigningoftheParisPeaceAgreements. 1. Historical animositiesandColdWardevelopments- Historical animosities: betweenKhmerandVietnameseethnicities; pastVietnameseexploitationandterritorial expansion(e.g., EmperorMinhMang’saggressivepoliciestowardsCambodia,Cambodia’sperceivedlossofKampucheaKrom)- ColdWardevelopments: détenteandrenewedconfrontationbetweensuperpowers; Sino-Sovietrivalryandrapprochement; endingoftheColdWarinlate1980s 2. RoleofVietnamandCambodia- Vietnam: Vietnam’salliancewiththeUSSR; political competitionwithKhmerRougeforinfluenceanddominance; Vietnam’sinvasionofCambodiain1978; gradual withdrawal oftroopsfromCambodia; militaryanddiplomaticeffortstoresolveconflict; itschangingrelationswiththeUSSRandChina- Cambodia: KhmerRouge’salliancewithChina; political competitionwithVietnamforinfluenceanddominance; militaryanddiplomaticeffortstoresolveconflict(e.g.; formationofCoalitionGovernmentofDemocraticKampuchea(CGDK)in1982, itseight-pointproposal); theKhmerRouge’schangingrelationswithChina 3. RoleofChina, theUSSRandtheUSA- China: provisionofmilitary, economicanddiplomaticsupporttoKhmerRougeduetoSino-SovietrivalryandSino-Americanrapprochement[e.g., Sino-VietnameseWar(1979)];pressureonKhmerRougetoresolveconflictduetodecreaseinColdWartensions- TheUSSR: provisionofmilitary, economicanddiplomaticsupporttoVietnamduetoSino-SovietrivalryandSino-Americanrapprochement; pressureonVietnamtoresolveconflictduetodecreaseinColdWartensions- TheUSA: preferenceforminimal involvementduetoSino-AmericanrapprochementandColdWardevelopmentsinEurope; economicsanctionsagainstVietnam; supportforCambodianresolutionattheUnitedNations