- The Chinese foreign minister will meet Prime Minister Hun Sen as part of a diplomatic drive in Southeast Asia amid the growing US-China rivalry
- While the visit signals deepening China-Cambodia ties, it also comes as Phnom Penh is wary about becoming a ground for US-Chinese competition, analysts say
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is expected to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday, in a trip that signals deepening ties between the neighbours but also comes at a time Phnom Penh is concerned about becoming a ground for Sino-American competition, analysts say.In the first stop of his four-nation tour to Southeast Asia, Wang is expected to meet Prime Minister Hun Sen, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, the Cambodian foreign affairs ministry said.
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