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In 1978, Vietnam launched its own conflict, known as the Vietnam War, when it invaded Cambodia in an effort to liberate the country from Pol Pot s Khmer Rouge. However, the war dragged on for a decade, and Vietnam was seen as an unwelcome foreign invader, facing resistance from the local population.

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In 1978, Vietnam launched its own conflict, known as the Vietnam War, when it invaded Cambodia in an effort to liberate the country from Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. However, the war dragged on for a decade, and Vietnam was seen as an unwelcome foreign invader, facing resistance from the local population.

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