51 [ Original: Chinese I English] [2 March /983] statement dated I March 1983 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People"s Republic of China. I should be grateful if you would be kind enough to arrange for its circulation as an official document of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. (Signed) LING Qing Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations ANNEX Statement issued on I March 1983 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China On 23 February 1983. the Vietnamese authorities issued a state­ ment [-'<'<' S/15626] through the "summit conference of the three lndo-Chinese nations··. announcing the "offer" of conditional, annual and partial troop withdrawals from Kampuchea and repeating their three unreasonable pre-conditions for a total troop withdrawal. This is another hoax produced by the Vietnamese authorities in order to divert public attention. cover up their criminal acts of aggression, deceive world opinion and extricate themselves from the internal and external difficulties which engulf them as their war of aggression against Kampuchea has gone on for four years. As is known to all. the Kampuchean question is the result of Viet Nam·s armed invasion and occupation of Kampuchea. The key to a settlement of the question lies in Viet Nam·s unconditional with­ drawal of all its aggressor troops from Kampuchea so that the Kampuchean people may decide their own destiny by themselves. Relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations General As­ sembly since its thirty-fourth session and resolution 1(1) and the declaration of the International Conference on Kampuchea have all giwn expression to this correct and reasonable position. The Viet­ namese authorities have refused to implement these resolutions and. after the failure of their past political m,inoeuvres. have resorted to 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement from the People's Republic of China, criticizing the actions of Vietnam in relation to Kampuchea (now Cambodia). The language used is formal and political, with no mention of economic, environmental, or social issues. The focus is on international relations, politics, and conflict resolution.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief