to attain its strategic goal of forming an Indo-Chinese federation under its domination. Its annexation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and its inva­ sion of Kampuchea, and the settlement of 700,000 Vietnamese nationals on Kampuchean territory, were sufficient evidence of that strategy. That had been a goal of the Communist Party of Viet Nam for more than half a century; its manifesto attested to that ambition. Moreover, the Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnamese forces in Kampuchea had recently described Indo-China as a single battlefield. 86. He expressed his gratitude to the sponsors of draft decision XIV and those who had supported it, and also to the members of the Association of South­ East Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly Thailand, which continued, with exemplary compassion and solidarity, to bear the burden of harbouring Kampu­ chean refugees. 87. Viet Nam's refusal to heed the call of the international community to withdraw its forces and its rejection of the eight-point proposal put forward by the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampu­ chea, contained in document N411225, for a com­ prehensive and equitable solution to the problem showed that its claimed desire to find a political solution was not sincere and that it only wished to perpetuate the situation. Viet Nam claimed that it was rejecting a proposal that would allocate only one quarter of the power to the regime it had installed because that regime was the sole legitimate represen­ tative of Kampuchea and controlled the whole coun­ try. If that was the case, he wondered why Vietnam­ ese forces were present in Kampuchea and why Viet Nam was afraid of free, general elections, supervised by the United Nations, which would allow the Kampuchean people to exercise their right to self­ determination. 88. Viet Nam's claims were untrue: without the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in Kampuchea (now Cambodia) and the actions of Vietnam, with a focus on the conflict, occupation, and the rejection of a proposal for a comprehensive solution. The language used suggests a strong political tone, with the speaker criticizing Vietnam's actions and motivations.

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