Hun Sen's visit to China: Promoting "iron friendship" and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future

Hun Sen, Chairman of the Cambodian People’s Party and Chairman of the Senate, paid an official goodwill visit to China from June 25 to 27. Multinational media reported that Hun Sen's visit will enhance the "iron friendship" between the two countries, promote the building of a community with a shared future, and deepen cooperation in various fields. Hun Sen's visit to China has received great attention and positive comments from all walks of life in Cambodia. An article published on the website of Cambodia's "Phnom Penh Post" stated that Cambodia-China relations are a model of South-South cooperation based on equality, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and mutual benefit. In fields such as hydropower, agriculture and digital economy, China's participation has brought significant results to Cambodia's economic growth. Cambodia and China can work together to create a brighter future. Hun Sen's visit is a testimony of the lasting unity between the two sides and also sets a roadmap for deepening integration in the future. Malaysia's "Star" website reported that economists are optimistic about Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen's visit to China and believe that this trip will bring significant benefits to the diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries. China is currently Cambodia's largest trading partner and main source of foreign investment, and many investors have started business in Cambodia. The report quoted industry insiders as saying that the Cambodian leader's visit to China will bring many positive results to Cambodia. The results will include strengthening ties between the two governments and the private sector, expanding market access for Cambodia's exports to China, and encouraging more Chinese companies to invest in Cambodia. In the future, bilateral trade between Cambodia and China will continue to expand. The European "Modern Diplomacy" website noted that the timing of Hun Sen's visit coincided with the first meeting of the China-Cambodia "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism in April this year. The mechanism brings together the foreign ministers and defense ministers of the two countries and aims to strengthen political and security cooperation. The "2+2" strategic dialogue shows that coordination and cooperation between the two countries are expanding from economic ties to broader regional security issues. The article stated that China and Cambodia are expected to continue to expand cooperation through the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism and further highlight collaboration in key areas such as defense coordination, security cooperation and joint combating cross-border crimes. At the same time, cooperation in the economic and infrastructure fields will also continue to advance.