On the morning of October 19, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manai who came to China to participate in the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum.

2023 witnesses the 65th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia. It is also the year of friendly exchanges between the two countries. The frequent interactions between high-level officials are as close as visiting relatives, which fully demonstrates the depth of China-Cambodia relations. Just last month, President Xi Jinping met in Hangzhou with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games. President Xi Jinping said that we need to maintain high-level strategic communication to provide guidance for building a high-quality, high-level and high-standard China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.

Cambodia is an important partner in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and has benefited greatly from it. Practice has proved that cooperation in building the Belt and Road has brought real development opportunities to the people. China is willing to follow the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits and promote the integration of the Belt and Road Initiative and Cambodia’s Pentagon Strategy. We will jointly build an industrial development corridor and a fish-rice corridor so that China's development dividends can benefit the Cambodian people more. Editor/Xu Shengpeng