*During his meeting with the Cambodian King, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed confidence in writing a splendid chapter of building an all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
*For many years, China has been Cambodia's largest trading partner
and top source of investment,
and industrial
and supply chain cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen. The entry into force of both the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
and the China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement has further strengthened the foundation for bilateral trade
and investment.
*In view of the headwinds on the international landscape, Xi said unilateralism
and hegemonism receive no support of the people, adding that history has shown the unstoppable trend toward a multipolar world, economic globalization,
and cultural diversity.
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to Cambodia on Friday, with both nations agreeing on jointly building an all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
On Thursday, Xi met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian People's Party President
and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet
and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, respectively.
The two sides exchanged more than 30 bilateral cooperation documents covering such fields as production
and supply chain cooperation, artificial intelligence, development assistance, customs inspection
and quarantine, as well as health
and media.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
ALL-WEATHER COMMUNITY WITH SHARED FUTURE
"We must work together to promote the steady
and sustained progress in building the China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era," Xi wrote in his signed article published on Thursday in Cambodian media outlets.
During their talks, Xi
and the Cambodian prime minister agreed to build an all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
Xi called on both sides to build on the momentum, strengthen unity
and cooperation,
and speed up the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative
and the Global Civilization Initiative.
During his meeting with the Cambodian King, Xi expressed confidence in writing a splendid chapter of building an all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
Xi called on both sides to build on the momentum, strengthen unity
and cooperation,
and speed up the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative
and the Global Civilization Initiative.
During his meeting with the Cambodian King, Xi expressed confidence in writing a splendid chapter of building an all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.
China and Cmbodia have always been at the forefront of building a community with a shared future for mankind, said Xi.
For his part, King Sihamoni said that with the joint efforts of both sides, cooperation in various fields has become increasingly close
and the building of a community with a shared future has been continuously deepened.
While meeting with the Cambodian People's Party president
and Senate president, Xi said that building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is a choice of history
and the people.
He said that the two sides should keep in mind the well-being of their people
and the progress of humanity, strive to set an example for building a community with a shared future for mankind in the course of advancing their respective modernization endeavors,
and join hands to become forces for peace, stability
and progress in a world undergoing profound transformations unseen in a century.
UNBREAKABLE IRONCLAD FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is a term frequently emphasized by Xi during his trip to the country.
In the signed article, Xi said this visit "feels like going to the home of a good friend."
He fondly recalled the historic legacy of the good-neighborly relations between the two nations
and the friendly exchange that spans two millennia of their shared history.
"The great Chinese
and Khmer civilizations have flourished together, inspiring each other through centuries," he wrote.
Xi also highlighted the two countries' mutual commitment to friendship
and righteousness, emphasizing that the friendship was forged by Cambodia's King Father Norodom Sihanouk
and Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai, among the elder generations of Chinese leaders.
In 2020, Xi presented Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk with the Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China. This medal, Xi said, embodies "the profound friendship of the Chinese people toward the people of Cambodia."
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodia's Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
When meeting with the Queen Mother on Thursday at the Royal Palace, Xi said she is a witness
and promoter of the China-Cambodia friendship
and has special friendly feelings towards the Chinese people, while Cambodia's King Father Norodom Sihanouk was a banner of this friendship.
Under the new circumstances, China
and Cambodia should cherish
and carry forward this ironclad friendship, endow the China-Cambodia community with a shared future with new connotations of the time, serve the development of their respective countries
and the well-being of their people,
and make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries
and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, Xi said when meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday.
King Norodom Sihamoni presented Xi with the National Order of Independence - Grand Collar.
Xi said that this medal fully demonstrates Cambodia's high regard for developing China-Cambodia relations
and carries the deep friendship of the Cambodian people towards the Chinese people.
This honor, he said, belongs not only to him personally, but also to all the friendly people who have cultivated
and contributed to the friendship between China
and Cambodia.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin has said in a written interview with Xinhua that as history
and reality have both proven, China
and Cambodia are good neighbors, good brothers, good friends
and good partners who share weal
and woe
and stand together through thick
and thin.
The friendship between the two countries is not a transactional relationship, nor a stopgap measure, still less a bloc confrontation. It is rooted in the practical needs of the respective national development
and rejuvenation, serves the common interests of both nations
and peoples,
and aligns with the historical trend of solidarity, self-strengthening
and shared development among Global South countries, Wang said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni walk at the Royal Palace after their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
STRIVE TOGETHER, THRIVE TOGETHER
In his signed article, Xi said that as important members of the big Asian family, China
and Cambodia must ride the tide of history
and heed the two peoples' aspirations,
and must strive together
and thrive together.
Noting that this is his second visit to Cambodia in nine years, Xi expressed hope that the visit will spearhead progress in building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future.
For many years, China has been Cambodia's largest trading partner
and top source of investment,
and industrial
and supply chain cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen. The entry into force of both the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
and the China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement has further strengthened the foundation for bilateral trade
and investment.
Thanks to such free trade agreements, premium agricultural products from Cambodia, including banana, mango
and longan, are finding their way into Chinese households.
"China is a trustworthy partner for Cambodia," said the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State
and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat. "Looking forward, our two-way trade volume will continue to rise, undoubtedly."
During talks with Hun Manet, Xi urged the two sides to expand mutually beneficial cooperation of higher quality
and voiced China's readiness to share opportunities
and seek common development with Cambodia.
He called on both sides to vigorously promote high-quality Belt
and Road cooperation,
and continuously enrich the "Diamond Hexagon" cooperation framework, so as to inject new impetus into their respective modernization efforts.
China encourages more Chinese enterprises to invest in Cambodia, Xi said, adding that it will open its mega-market to Cambodia
and import more high-quality agricultural products from the country.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian People's Party President
and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)
In his meeting with Hun Sen, the Chinese president said the two sides should deepen practical cooperation across various fields, advance the construction of Cambodia's Industrial
and Technological Corridor
and Fish
and Rice Corridor,
and strengthen collaboration in energy, transportation
and other key sectors.
In view of the headwinds on the international landscape, Xi said unilateralism
and hegemonism receive no support of the people, adding that history has shown the unstoppable trend toward a multipolar world, economic globalization,
and cultural diversity.
Editor:Evan
