Cambodian Prime Minister Hongma Nei will visit China this week and meet with Chinese officials.
Agence France -Presse reported that Mao Ning, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (September 11), said that at the invitation of Prime Minister Li Qiang of the State Council of China, Cambodia Prime Minister Hongma Ni will visit China from September 14th to 16th.In the meantime, he will meet with Chinese officials and will meet with Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
August 21st Hun Sen became the new Prime Minister of Cambodia.This visit to China will be the first official visit since taking office.Mao Ning said that this reflects the high attention of the new Cambodian government for the development of China -Cambodia relations.
At the beginning of September, Hongma in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh met with Liu Jianchao, Minister of the CPC Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee.Liu Jianchao said during the meeting that China was looking forward to a formal visit to China.
In addition, before Hongma's officially served as the Prime Minister, in early August, in early August Meet the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi .At that time, he stated to Wang Yi that the Cambodian New government will maintain a "constant position" on a Chinese policy in Beijing and will adopt a "non -interference policy" against China.He also agreed to participate in the “Belt and Road” initiative forum held in China in October.
The Voice of the United States reported in August that the Cambodian economy has rely on China in the past 10 years, which has affected political stability.It is also believed that the experience of Hongma in the West Point Military Academy will allow him to find a balance between democratic countries including Beijing and the United States, Japan, Australia, and the European Union.
Report quoting Swedish scholars' analysis that Cambodia is trying to show good to Western countries through a "think tank" in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The team is composed of officials who have received Western education.Although the focus of the Cambodian government will be focused on deepening and Hua cooperation, there are also ambitions to achieve diversification of relations and normal relations with the United States.
