The North Vietnamese reacted to the political changes in Cambodia by sending Premier Phạm Văn Đồng to meet Sihanouk in China and recruit him into an alliance with the Khmer Rouge.
Vietnam Utara bereaksi terhadap perubahan politik di Kamboja dengan mengirim Premier Pham Van Đồng untuk bertemu Sihanouk di Cina dan merekrut dia ke dalam aliansi dengan Khmer Merah.