Global Times Analysis: US attempts to force Cambodia to drop pro-China stand

DURING her recent visit to Cambodia, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman played an old trick of Washington - trying to sour Phnom Penh's ties with Beijing. She raised "serious concerns" about China's "military presence" in Cambodia and urged the country's leadership to "maintain an independent and balanced foreign policy," according to a media note issued by the US State Department Tuesday.

Nevertheless, just as Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan said, "There are some issues that the US doesn't understand clearly about Cambodia and that Cambodia does not understand the intentions of the US," Reuters reported Wednesday.