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Sunday 30 October 2011

Cambodia must choose America over China

By Tuk Tuk Driver

Re: US military engagement on rise

Cambodia plays a dangerous game again by not being decisive about their relationship between the two superpowers. Don't think for a moment that you can fool them or use them to gain benefit. When was the last time Cambodian gain something or win something from them?

Cambodia cannot pretend that nothing will happen to Cambodia. Look at the history closely when you are not decisive about which side you are on, especially the United States and China. You can have relationship with as many countries, but you've got to know and respect who is your boss and making sure your boss got your back. You cannot play around with the United States. You need to understand who is the world superpower and not putting Cambodian future at risk.

China is part of the Cambodian culture and its people is part of the Cambodian people, but we cannot pretend that China is a military superpower or the world leader. Cambodia needed to focus on who they wanted as a military backer. Don't dream about Vietnam beating the US again. Cambodia cannot pretend that China and the US will go to war because of Cambodia either. Don't dream that China will go to war with Vietnam for Cambodia either. The most likely thing to happen is Cambodia will get punished from both sides again. Remember the bombing? Remember the Khmer Rouge? Remember the Vietnamese invasion? Remember Gen. Lon Nol's overthrowing of the king [Sihanouk in 1970]? Why do you think these events happened? Who suffered?

The Cambodian government needs not be fooled by conflicting relationships. You cannot pretend to play your ball in both courts. I think Cambodia needed to be careful not to piss off the United States. The United States is the world leader, not China. I understand that China has a potential to be an economic power, but China is nowhere close to the United States military power and the world influences that the United States has. Don't throw away a real diamond and pick up a diamond from a pawn shop that you cannot tell if it is real or fake. Although China is part of the Cambodian culture and their people are part of the Cambodian people, let's not make any more mistakes of underestimating the United States power. The United States is the world leader, there is no if or but about it.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

A super power with a super sovereign debt. May be the US will do the same as the British did during the opium war..paid off your trade deficit with drugs... But again the Chinese is a good history student. They are good at keeping historical records, 3000 years in total.

Anonymous said...

Cambodian/US relationship is the same as Chinese/US relationship.

What is the relationship between China and the US ???

Friend ????

Enemy ????

You can't be friend with some one who is telling you what to do all the time ????

Do you like that kind of relationship ???

Anonymous said...

Cambodia must choose America as its backer. The experience by using China as a backer during the Khmer Rouge regime did not help stop the invasion of Vietnam. On the other hand, China's protege,the KR, massacred over 2 million Khmers.

America abandoned Cambodia in 1975, the same it has done to its closest ally, South Vietnam, not so much of a betrayal but due to circumstances and its inability to fight a distance war against the North Vietnamese. But, if we look at America's proteges around the world, like Taiwan, Israel, Thailand etc, they have done remarkably well economically and militarily. This is what we want for Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

agree with third comments.

Anonymous said...

Side with the US khmer will lost nation and better to prepare to speak youn fast. Side with the Chinese is the only hope to regain its dependence back from vietnam. KI is running out of meaningful news and even the comment from tuk tuk driver make its headline.

Anonymous said...

Nothing to do with America or China. Cambodia just need to develop them self.
It was the same way of our Khmer Ancestors transformed the Hinduism and Buddhism religions into the one Khmer believe.

Anonymous said...

Don't dupe yourself into thinking that America will help Cambodia for any reason as it would with Taiwan, South Korea, and possibly Japan. These countries are the archille heel of America's Asian interest. American pro-activity in Cambodia is mainly for political and military reasons to defense its interest of South China Sea. Don't hope for great economic benefit and the democratic system to that of American. There is no doubt, America fears China influencing the region of Indochina and the rest of Southeast Asia. This is reminiscent of the communist domino effect of the 60's and 70's that lead to Vietnam War. This time, America see it as China's domino effect and not necessary communism. Cambodia must not tip the balance too much to the American side. Due to American withdrew from Indochina during the Vietnam War, one thing lead to another, Cambodia, south Vietnam, and Laos lost millions of lives total. It almost like certain American saying goes, " Let's just fuck'm and leave'm." Can Cambodia afford another trust with America?

Anonymous said...

I SIDED WITH CHINA. AMERICA IS GOOD BUT NOT OUR NIEGHBOR THAT WE CAN GROW WITH WHILE THE YUON ALWAYS USE TRICK TO TAKE US. YUON MANIPULATE HUN SEN TO FIGHT THE THAI AND THE THAI MANIPULATE THE KHMER ROUGE TO FIGHT THE YUON. BUT YUON IS THE WORST NIEGHBOR. CHINA,LOAS,BURMA,THAILAND,USA,YUON IS MY BLACK LIST.

Anonymous said...

Cambodia doesn't need to depend on any other countries. Cambodia just need to educate themselves and get back on their own feet. We don't need no boss to boss us around. We just need to play our card right. We can also learn the tricks from those supper power countries to better ourselves.

Anonymous said...

You guys are killing me, are you still living in the stone age? Taking side, China or the US? We (Khmer) don't have these choices. These choices will be force upon us, whether we like it or not. We are not even a quarter of pawn on the chess board. We need to understand their policies and prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Learn to vision the world progress in the 30+. Haven't all of you noticed the recent disaster around the world? Japan, now flooding in Cambodia n Thai. I am not saying the world is coming to an end. There is more to worry about beside taking side politics where we have no saying so whatever into this matter. Worry on something we can control.

LoveKhmer

Anonymous said...

I DO HOPE THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IN A REAL FUCK UP WORLD!!!!!! WHEN THE HOUSE GET TOO MESSY, IT'S TIME FOR A CLEAN UP. IT'S GOD'S INTENTION TO KEEP HUMANITY FROM EVER SURVIVING. WHEN HUMANS SURVIVE TOO LONG, THEY BEGIN TO DESTROY OTHERS AND THEIR SURROUNDING. AND EVENTUALY, DESTROY THEMSELVES AT THE END.

Anonymous said...

Damn, someone is afraid of the end of the world.

Anonymous said...

Pol Pot should've just killed all the filth poor cuntbodians. NIGGERS OF ASIA WITH AN UGLY LANGUAGE LOL ^_^