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In short answer, China did not save Cambodia from the so-called “Vietnamese invasion” in 1978. To be precise, they desperately tried to “save” the Maoist genocidal regime of Pol Pot, especially the top Khmer Rouge leaders such as Pol Pot, Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan but not the country of Cambodia and it was unsuccessful.Historically, it was the Cambodian revolutionaries themselves together with Vietnamese volunteer troops who saved the country of Cambodia from the total genocide instigated by Pol Pot and his Maoist “comrades”.Mr. Heng Samrin and Khmer revolutionaries during the war against the Khmer Rouge.On 26 May 1978, there was an armed uprising against the rule of Khmer Rouge regime in Eastern Military Region of Democratic Kampuchea (The name of Cambodia at that time), led by So Phim and Heng Samrin. The Cambodian revolutionary council and later the Cambodian People’s Party was established and led by Hun Sen, Heng Samrin and Chea Sim.The Vietnamese volunteer troops and the Cambodian people.Several months later, the Cambodian revolutionaries also received strong supports from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, who fought together with them and finally the whole country of Cambodia was freed from the bloody hands of the genocidal regimes on January 1979. Uch Leang, a Cambodian researcher on Asian Africa of International Relations at the Institute of Cambodia recently has written some comments as follows:“The strong re-counter action from the Vietnamese army had positive impacts to Cambodia internal political situation and also helped the Cambodian revolution, which led to an uprising on May 26, 1978, in the Eastern Military Region. From May to November 1978, the Vietnamese army helped the Cambodian revolution build 15 battalions, 24 working teams, Party structural bodies and laid a foundation for a united front for national salvation. In order to counter Pol Pot’s invasion and to answer the call for support from KUFNS, the volunteer soldiers of Vietnam, together with Cambodian revolution army conducted a joint campaign along the whole borderline. With the strength from the solidarity of two nations, Phnom Penh was liberated on Jan 7, 1979, and 10 days later, the whole country was completely freed.” [1]Cambodian revolutionary troops during the liberation of Phnom Penh (07 Jan 1979).However, at that time, China desperately tried to save the Khmer Rouge regime from the downfall with all of its means, especially with the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979 or the invasion of 300,000 to 600,000 Chinese troops to Northern Vietnam on 17 February 1979. Let’s read some words of the Chinese Government Statement on 14 January 1979 as follows:”The Chinese Government and people solemnly reiterate that they will, as always, firmly stand by the Kampuchean people and do their utmost to support and aid the Kampuchean people in every way. The Government of Democratic Kampuchea headed by Prime Minister Pol Pot is the Kampuchean people’s genuine representative and sole legal government” [Sic]A page from the Beijing Review (北京周報), Vol. 22, No. 03, 19 January 1979.Despite the strong military supports from the People’s Republic of China, the downfall of Pot Pot’s regime was inevitable. In 1980–1983, Beijing again tried to reestablish the rule of the Khmer Rouge regime by the forming of an alliance of three Khmer parties and supplied weapons for their “fight against the Vietnamese aggressors”, but they were all failed.After the signing of Paris Peace Accords on 23 October 1991, China again tried to reestablish the Khmer Rouge regime by sponsoring the arrival of Khieu Samphan as the third highest Khmer Rouge official to Phnom Penh on 27 November 1991. However, the Cambodian people in Phnom Penh greeted Mr. Khieu Samphan with stones, knives and so on:“As Khieu Samphan was driven into the city, another crowd lined the route towards his office and threw objects at his car. As soon as he arrived at his office, Khieu Samphan entered and immediately telephoned the Chinese Government to save him. Shortly afterwards, an angry mob forced its way into the building, chased Khieu Samphan up the second floor and tried to hang him from a ceiling fan. Eventually, Khieu Samphan was able to escape from the building by a ladder with his face bloodied, and was immediately taken to Pochentong Airport, where he flew out of Cambodia.” [2]A photograph of Mr. Khieu Samphan on 27 November 1991.Finally, Pol Pot died in 1998 and the whole Khmer Rouge faction was totally disbanded in 1999. Nowadays, all of the former Khmer Rouge’s top officials were subsequently tried by the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) in Phnom Penh, for their genocidal crimes against different ethnics in Cambodia.Once again, thank you very much for reading my answer and best regards,Andrew

Nowadays, from the official viewpoint of the Cambodian government, the war in 1978–1979 have been widely regarded as the liberation war or a national uprising against the Maoist regime of Khmer Rouge, in which Vietnamese volunteer troops had played a great role to put the end to this genocidal regime.The monument to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There are numerous monuments were built in Cambodia to commemorate the sacrifices of Vietnamese troops during the war against the Pol Pot’s regime.On 09 January 2020, both two countries of Cambodia and Vietnam organized the official ceremonies to mark the 41 years of the downfall of the Khmer Rouge regime and the rebirth of Cambodian nation. Uch Leang, a senior researcher on Asian Africa of International Relations at the Institute of Cambodia has written some meaningful words as follows:“The joint victory over the Khmer Rouge once again reaffirmed the pure goodwill from Vietnam, as well as the solidarity, faithfulness between two nations and marks a milestone in the bilateral relations. The victory opened a new era for development and prosperity in Cambodia.”Currently, several attempts to demonize the Vietnamese role during the liberation war in Cambodia were all backfired by Cambodian government. Typically, it should be the case of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who talked about a so-called “Vietnamese invasion” against Cambodia in the past.On 06 June 2019, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an Official Statement, in which strongly condemned what Mr. Lee had said. Moreover, they officially considered the Vietnamese role as “the sacrifice of Vietnamese voluntary troops who helped liberate them from this genocidal regime”.Official Statement from Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 06 June 2019.With this short answer today, I hope you readers will know more about the viewpoint of the current Cambodian government on the issues of the Khmer Rouge and the liberation role of Vietnamese military in 1978–1979. Once again, hope you readers will enjoy my answer and best regards,Andrew

Historically, after the downfall of the Maoist genocidal regime of Pol Pot in 1979, it was impossible for the People’s Army of Vietnam to just leave and not stay on the land of Cambodia.The bloody Khmer Rouge regime was overthrown, but Pol Pot and his army were not annihilated. In fact, they were still hiding in Western Cambodia and Thailand, fighting a bloody guerrilla war against Hun Sen and the new government of Cambodia.Photo of the Khmer Rouge fighters in 1980s, from their propaganda brochure.With 50,000 men together with the enormous military supports from Thailand, Singapore, the U.S. (C.I.A) and especially from the People’s Republic of China, Pol Pot intensified his war against the new government of Cambodia.Similar to the al-Qaeda or ISIS terrorists nowadays, Khmer Rouge “cadres” secretly moved from the villages to the villages in Western Cambodia, kidnapped or brutally executed all the Khmer people who worked for Hun Sen’s government. Millions of Chinese mines were planted in Cambodia. In Pailin region, anyone who had Vietnamese roots were exterminated together with their families.Vietnamese volunteer troops during the war against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.Once again, the ghost of the a Maoist genocidal regime was still existing. They could return to power anytime if no one dared to stop it. Therefore, the People’s Army of Vietnam had to stay in Cambodia for not one but ten years long, in order to protect the new government of Cambodia as well as to ensure the rebirth of this country, after many torturing years under the rule of the Maoist murderers.In 1984–1985, the backbone of the Khmer Rouge’s armed forces was smashed during the joint Cambodian-Vietnamese military operations. Their military bases on Thailand were also overrun. Therefore, Vietnam decided to withdraw its military forces from Cambodia. Finally, in 1989, the last Vietnamese soldier officially withdraw from Cambodian front. Since then, the fate of Cambodia was officially handover to the Khmer people themselves.The withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Cambodia, 1989.After the Vietnamese withdrawal, with the strong military supports from People’s Republic of China, the Khmer Rouge again rose up. With a regiment of Type 59 and Type 63 tanks, together with multiple rocket launchers (See “Nate Thayer, "Khmer Rouge Receive Chinese Tanks," Associated Press (AP), Bangkok, 7 Oct. 1990.”), Khmer Rouge launched their so-called “general offensive” against Hun Sen’s government. Hundred of Vietnamese ethnics were butchered, hundred of Cambodian passengers were killed by numerous Khmer Rouge’s train attacks.The 1993 Cambodian general election.However, at that time the new army of Cambodia was strongly consolidated. They were not weak like what had happened in 1979. Again, all Khmer Rouge attempts to regain the power was smashed by Cambodian people themselves. In 1992, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) was established. In 1993, King Norodom Sihanouk finally returned to Cambodia and the general election was successfully held, without the participation of Khmer Rouge faction.The Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh.Nowadays, all former Khmer Rouge top leaders were arrested and tried by the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) in Phnom Penh for the crimes against the humanity. A lot of monuments were built across the country to remember the role of the Vietnamese volunteer troops, who fought and died for a new and a peaceful Cambodia rising from the ashes of the former genocidal regime.Once again, thank you very much for reading my answer today and best regards.Andrew