In Retrospect: The Chinese Communist Party’s Relationship with the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s

The Chinese Communist Party’s relationship with the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s has long been shrouded in mystery. The two most recent studies on this subject, one by Andrew Mertha and the other by John D. Ciorciari, both argue that the CCP was unable to influence the Khmer Rouge, despite providing massive assistance to its protégé. In this bilateral relationship, China “ended up as the subordinate