Cambodian PM Hun Manet meets China's Xi in Beijing as China aims to strengthen ties in South-East Asia

In this photo provided by Cambodia's Prime Minister Telegram, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during a welcome ceremony in Beijing, China, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. - AP

BEIJING (AFP): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, looking to build on the close ties his father Hun Sen built with Beijing.

Hun Sen ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for almost four decades, and handed over the premiership to his son in August.