Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990005890

Vietnam has allowed hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese into the country. Many of these settlers assert power over the subjugated Khmer and disrupt traditional fishing and farming practices. The Vietnamese have also caused disruption through their pursuit of the 25.000 to 40.000 guerrillas who still control remote areas of the country. The 250.000 people who inhabit the areas under guerrilla rule have be. n victims of intimidation from ba sides. with many forced to flee to the overcrowded refugee camps in Thailand. Cambodias agony continues. As a distinct people. the Khmer of Cambodia have been torn apart by the political warfare waged in the country since 1970.
Keywords matched
refugee

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Khmer
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM PROXMIRE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WI
Gender
M
Date
1985-02-22
Speech ID
990005890
Paragraph
#0
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