Before taking this course, I’ve noticed that there was tension between Vietnamese and Khmer groups, but I never understood the underlying meaning or cause behind it. However, after reading Nayan Chanda’s Brother Enemy: The War After the War, it became clear to me that the havoc and troubles continued after the Vietnam War. The third Indochina War began because of power struggles between these Indochinese countries as they fought for their nations, even when U.S. was no longer involved.
Chanda discusses the complexity of post-war communism and the relations between these countries, such as Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China. Instead of Indochinese countries collaborating and unifying together, these countries had political tension. Chanda’s in-depth historical information has proven that the political conflict between Vietnam and Cambodia, along with the Khmer Rouge are examples of detailed historical accounts that have been concealed. How can we open up the discussion about the tensions between Indochinese countries to understand why these groups have conflict with one another even in present day?
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Citation: Nayan Chanda. Brother Enemy: The War After the War. 1988. Introduction; Chapter 1: Old Enemies, New War; Chapter 4: A Glimpse Into History, Epilogue.
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