Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pana 6 January 1979, Sihanouk akabvumirwa kubhururuka achienda kuBeijing achibva kuPhnom Penh, kwaakagamuchirwa nomutsivi waZhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping. Zuva rakatevera Phnom Penh yakawira kumauto eVietnam aifambira mberi musi wa7 January 1979. Pana 9 January 1979, Sihanouk akabhururuka achibva kuBeijing achienda kuNew York kunopinda musangano weUN Security Council, kwaakashora panguva imwe chete Khmer Rouge nokuda kwokuronga kuurayiwa kwevanhu muCambodia pamwe chete nehurumende yeCambodia.
Kutorwa kweCambodia neVietnam. Sihanouk gare gare akatsvaka hupoteri muChina mushure mekuita zvikumbiro zviviri zvisina kubudirira zvehupoteri neUS neFrance.