April 11, 2017

"The US embassy in Cambodia announced earlier this month that a US Navy aid unit was told to leave the country because the Royal Government of Cambodia made a decision to postpone its program indefinitely.

The US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, more commonly known as the Seabees, has been engaged in community projects in the Southeast Asian nation since 2008. However, it, along with other US troops, has frequently been given the cold shoulder lately. US-Cambodia military cooperation and communication have either been delayed or suspended.

In a commentary piece the next day, the Cambodia Daily attributes the forced departure to Cambodia's strategic shift toward China. But in actuality, incidents of this kind are not only caused by the Cambodian government's US policy adjustment but also directly related to the nature of US foreign aid."

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