9 October 1977

Pol Pot embarks on a 6-day trip to China, where he received a huge reception.

At a banquet he affirms his trust in “Mao’s theories” & names China, NorthKorea, East Timor, the Palestinian, Zimbabwean, Namibian and Azanian peoples in South-Africa as “friends”. https://t.co/MUvBo9bBBw

As “Cambodia, the Murder of a Gentle Land” by J. Barron and A. Paul is translated into Norwegian, an article in “Klassekampen” brandishes the book as consisting of a “pack of fabricated lies”: https://t.co/MgoP6c52o7