Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) greets US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on June 1. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH, June 12 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The visit of the US’ second-ranking diplomat to Cambodia last week is prompting Cambodia to think about being “pushed to the wall” and forced to choose sides between the world’s two competing superpowers – China and the US.
It must be clear that Cambodia is not interested in taking sides. So pressuring Cambodia to choose sides will likely backfire. Navigating through the intensifying US-China rivalry, of course, is the top challenge for Cambodian policy makers.
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