Xi Jinping Meets with Samdech Techo Hun Sen

On the afternoon of April 17, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping met with President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Senate Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Cambodia are not only friendly neighbors but also ironclad friends. Building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is a choice of history and a choice of the people. Both countries are currently at a critical stage of national development. 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 changes unseen in a century.

Xi Jinping stressed that China believes that Cambodia's road to national development and revitalization will become wider and wider. China will, as always, support the Cambodian People's Party in leading the Cambodian people to maintain national stability and economic development, and support Cambodia in playing a more important role in the regional and international arena. The two sides should make good use of the newly established "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism between foreign ministers and defense ministers of the two countries to strengthen strategic coordination. The two sides should keep closer practical cooperation across various fields, advance the development of Cambodia's Industrial Development Corridor and "Fish and Rice Corridor", and strengthen cooperation in energy, transportation and other sectors, so that Cambodia can share more in China's development opportunities.

Xi Jinping emphasized that China is ready to engage in exchanges and mutual learning with Cambodia on major topics such as strengthening party building and advancing reform and development, and to deepen friendly cooperation between China's National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference with the National Assembly and Senate of Cambodia.

Xi Jinping noted that history has shown an unstoppable trend toward a multipolar world, economic globalization, and cultural diversity. Unilateralism and hegemonism receive no support from the people, and no country wants to return to isolation. The trade wars undermine the multilateral trading system and disrupt global economic order. All countries should unite and firmly keep the reins of national security and development in their own hands, uphold mutual respect, pursue mutual benefit and win-win results, seek common development, and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind. As Asia stands at a new starting point of collective rise, China will continue to follow the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness and the policy of developing friendship and partnership with neighboring countries, maintain the continuity and stability of its neighborhood diplomacy, deepen friendship and cooperation with neighboring countries, extend the benefits of Chinese modernization to its neighbors, promote the building of a community with a shared future with neighboring countries, and work together to advance modernization in Asia.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed a warm welcome to President Xi Jinping's state visit to Cambodia, stating that the visit is of great significance to Cambodia. Under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China, China successfully achieved last year's growth target and made remarkable achievements in scientific and technological innovation, for which the Cambodian side extends its heartfelt congratulations. Noting that China is Cambodia's most steadfast supporter and most reliable partner for cooperation, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said China's support has made significant contributions to Cambodia's economic and social development and improvement of people's lives, for which the Cambodian side expresses its deep gratitude. Cambodia firmly pursues the one-China policy, supports China's positions on the Taiwan question and on issues related to Xinjiang and Xizang, and opposes any forces' interference in China's internal affairs. Cambodia and China enjoy ironclad friendship, and the two countries' decision to build an all-weather community with a shared future in the new era will make further progress, promoting high-level, high-quality and high-standard development of bilateral relations. The two countries will always move forward hand in hand, stand together through thick and thin and share a common future. Cambodia is willing to strengthen strategic security cooperation with China and expand bilateral trade. More Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest in Cambodia. Cambodia will work with China to promote the deepening of people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and intensify the crackdown on online gambling and telecom fraud. The Cambodian side highly appreciates China's constructive role in world peace and sustainable development, and supports the Belt and Road cooperation and the three major global initiatives proposed by China, which are conducive to safeguarding the common interests of the international community and promoting world peace, security and stability. Noting that trade wars and tariff wars have undermined the legitimate interests of all countries and triggered turmoil in the international situation, he said Cambodia is ready to strengthen cooperation with China and jointly address various risks and challenges.

Cai Qi, Wang Yi and Wang Xiaohong, among others, were present.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The People's Republic of China