Cambodian PM Hun Sen receives support pledges from China

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the sidelines of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Hun Sen met Friday with Xi Jinping on a visit to his ally that underscores increasingly close ties between the two Asian countries. (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen received multiple assurances of Chinese economic and political support during a meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“(China) firmly supports Cambodia in safeguarding national sovereignty and security, firmly supports Cambodia in steadily advancing major domestic political agendas and economic and social development, and resolutely opposes external forces interfering in Cambodia’s internal affairs,” Xi was quoted as telling Hun Sen by China’s official Xinhua News Agency yesterday.