China’s Wang Yi meets Cambodia’s top leaders ahead of power shift with both parties aiming to enhance their 'high quality' ties

Cambodia's prime minister-designate Hun Manet (third from left) holding a meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (second from right) at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Sunday (Aug 13, 2023). - AFP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing is willing to work with Cambodia’s new government to build to "high-quality” ties as Prime Minister Hun Sen prepares to hand the reins to his son.

Wang met Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Sunday, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. He also met the Cambodian king, Prime Minister-designate Hun Manet and other top officials during his visit which began Saturday.