Foreign Relations
The orientation of the Khmer Rouge was highly xenophobic, emphasizing an idealized, isolated, and self-sufficient version of Cambodian society. Democratic Kampuchea maintained embassies in only three countries: the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and Vietnam. (Relations with the latter soured and were suspended in 1977.) One of the few foreign policy priorities for the regime was recognition by the United Nations, which was ultimately successful.
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