October 16, 2016

"Chinese president Xi Jinping concluded a two-day state visit to Cambodia last week. It was Xi's first state visit to Cambodia as president. Sino-Cambodian relations have a long history, and Cambodia is China's friendly neighbor and important partner. However, Western criticisms emerged over the pragmatic cooperation between China and Cambodia. How should we view the accusations, and what roles Sino-Cambodian relations can play in creating a China-ASEAN "Diamond Decade?" 

We should hold dialectical perspectives over the accusations from the West. The criticisms have strong ideological orientation and aim at distortion of China's national image.

The advance of trade and investment has made China play a crucial role in Cambodian economic and social development. Since the Cambodian general election in 1993, free market economic reform has become the country's basic national policy and bilateral trade with China has gained remarkable achievements. "

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