Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
The Five Principles include mutual respect for
territorial integrity and sovereignty,
nonaggression, noninterference in others’
internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit,
and peaceful coexistence.
Why would China invest so much in small states,
such as those at the China-Africa Forum, that offer such small
political, economic, and strategic return?
Why would China jeopardize its relationship with
the United States, the former Soviet Union, Vietnam, and much of
Southeast Asia to sustain the Khmer Rouge and provide hundreds of
millions of dollars to postwar Cambodia?