Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong Visits Cambodia and Chairs the China-Cambodia Strategic Dialogue

From March 1 to 2, 2025, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong visited Cambodia, during which he paid a courtesy call on Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, and co-chaired the China-Cambodia strategic dialogue with Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Un Kheang. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin attended relevant events.

Sun Weidong said that China and Cambodia are good neighbors, good brothers, good friends and good partners. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Cambodian leaders, the building of a China-Cambodia community with a shared future has achieved fruitful results and the ironclad friendship has taken deep root in the hearts of the people. China is ready to work with Cambodia to follow the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, promote the implementation of the new action plan on building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future, strengthen high-level exchanges, deepen strategic communication, continue to enrich the "Diamond Hexagon" cooperation framework, accelerate the development of the "Industrial Development Corridor" and the "Fish and Rice Corridor", resolutely crack down on cross-border crimes such as telecom fraud and online gambling, and continuously bring China-Cambodia relations to new heights.

The Cambodian side stated that the Cambodian government attaches great importance to Cambodia-China relations, always firmly pursues a friendly policy toward China, and staunchly supports China's efforts to safeguard its core interests. Cambodia is willing to work with China to deliver on the strategic common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, expand cooperation areas, implement more landmark projects and other projects that benefit the people, jointly combat cross-border crimes, and promote continuous progress in the building of a Cambodia-China community with a shared future.

The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues, stressing the need to carry forward the spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, practice true multilateralism and open regionalism, jointly advance unity and cooperation in the Global South, join hands to resist external interference, maintain regional peace and stability, and promote the development of a more just and reasonable international order.