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They view Cambodia negatively due to the beating and mobbing which happened during the Anti-Vietnamese protest in 2014. The people who would see Cambodians negatively are the younger generations, as they would be taught by their parents or trusted adults to be careful of Cambodians.

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They view Vietnam negatively due to their long history of being attacked by Vietnam. Most notably, they blame Vietnam as the reason for the uprising of the Khmer Rouge (which killed a quarter of the population of Cambodia). The people who would usually think of Vietnam this way are the older generations since they had experienced the suffering caused by Vietnam, or the younger generations who were told that the Vietnamese are 'bad' people.

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Since the 1990s, the relations between Vietnam and Cambodia  had begun to improve. Both countries are members of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and both countries have opened cross-border trade. Vietnam had exported $1.2 billions worth of exports to Cambodia. Cambodia is the 16th largest importer of Vietnamese goods, while Vietnam is Cambodia's 3rd largest exporter.

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Wikipedia Contributors. “Cambodia–Vietnam Relations.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 July 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations. Accessed 22 Sept. 2022.

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The Vietnamese and Khmers (Cambodian) are the descendants of the people who settled throughout the eastern and southeastern of Indochina (a peninsula in Southeast Asia).

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Territorial expansion during the 11th century led to the large Dai Viet kingdom (Vietnam) and the well-established Khmer Empire (Cambodia) the start of centuries of conflicts. As of today, the conflicts between them are still going on, but in a political way that does not include violence.

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Vietnamese invasions of Cambodia, 1811 - 1845

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Vietnamese invasions of Cambodia, 1811 - 1845

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During the 19th century, the Nguyễn dynasty's (Vietnam) empire, Minh Mạng, had paternalistic views on the Khmers and wanted to 'civilize' them. Therefore, they sent armies to Cambodia and started a policy of cultural Vietnamization. However, the uprisings of the Khmers in the southern regions of Vietnam had stopped the process.

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After the independence of Cambodia, Cambodia maintained diplomatic relationships with South Vietnam and North Vietnam. However, during the war, both the Southern and Northern Vietnamese used Cambodian territory as territory of bases and supply routes to fight for Vietnam war. It was promised that there would be no harm to Cambodia during the 1954 Genova Conference. Although Cambodia was promised no harm, South Vietnam's administration supported a plot to overthrow the Cambodian government, which led to the Khmer Rouge.

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The Cambodian Vietnamese war was the war between the Democratic Kampuchea (controlled by the Khmer Rouge) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (North and South Vietnam reunified). The war began with repeated attacks by the Democratic Kampuchea on Vietnam, many supporting countries tried to help Vietnam and Cambodia to have peace. However, Vietnam was not convinced and launched a full-scale attack on Cambodia in 1978. Subsequently, ending the reign of the Khmer Rouge.

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The Anti-Vietnamese protests started after the Vietnam embassy stated that Kampuchea Krom has been a long part of Vietnam. Protestors demanded for an apology from the Vietnamese embassy and recognize Kampuchea Krom as Cambodia's former territory. However, Vietnam did not do so. This led to outrage from the Cambodian community, many Vietnamese who were living in Cambodia were beaten, mobbed, and even killed just for their ethnicity. Additionally, Vietnamese monks who were in the temples of Koh Kong coastal island were banished from Cambodia.

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They view Cambodia positively. They are sorry for what their country did and want the better for both Vietnam and Cambodia. These people are usually consisted of people who were not told that Cambodians are 'bad' people from their education. They would know the full back story of what their country did.

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They view Vietnam positively as they believe that Vietnam ended the Khmer Rouge (this is ironic because some people believe that the Khmer Rouge was caused by Vietnam). The people who would be consisted in this group would be the generation that suffered the Khmer Rouge and was desperate for help.

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In 2012, Vietnam and Cambodia celebrated the demarcation (the process of fixing the borders) on their shared borders, reaffirming the two countries' friendship.

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The relations between Cambodia and Vietnam are neutral today. There may be hostility between the people of the two countries. However, they do not want the risks of starting a big conflict. Therefore, they are looking to remain as a neutral relationship.

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They do not care about the history between their countries (Vietnam or Cambodia). They see each other as just a neighboring countries. These people mostly consist of the younger generations (13 - 18 years old) who are not educated about the history between the two countries.