ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Southeast Asia During the trip, Prime Minister Hun Manet will consolidate relations with a nation that has become Phnom Penh’s most important international partner. Advertisement Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet departed today on a three-day state visit to China, aimed at consolidating relations with his government’s closest political and economic partner. China’s Ministry of … Read more
Cambodia’s incoming Prime Minister Hun Sen Manet during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 13, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Hun Manet Advertisement Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has pledged that his country will work to build a “high-quality” relationship with the new-look Cambodian leadership that is scheduled to take office next … Read more
Advertisement China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Cambodia this weekend as part of his three-country tour to Southeast Asia that also includes Singapore and Malaysia. This is Wang’s first visit abroad after replacing his successor Qin Gang as foreign minister in late July, following Qin’s short-lived tenure and mysterious disappearance from the public eye. … Read more
Advertisement Yesterday, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in a televised speech that he was stepping down as Cambodia’s leader, after 38 years in the cockpit of power, and will make way for his eldest son, Hun Manet. The announcement follows an election in which the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won a crushing victory … Read more
Advertisement Cambodian-U.S. relations have steadily eroded ever since Phnom Penh went public in its support for Beijing and its foreign policy ambitions while hosting the ASEAN foreign ministers summit in 2012. This is one of the main issues that incoming Prime Minister Hun Manet will have to deal with. Sore points have been many: a … Read more