Hun Sen"Acting head of state"Identity, guarantees to China, why can accurately match the expectations of the Chinese side?
President of the Cambodian Senate and Deputy Head of State Hunson
Just recently, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia hosted a 76th anniversary reception, and the head of state of Cambodia, Honshu, personally attended the event.
One point that needs to be added here is that although Hun Sen is no longer Prime Minister of Cambodia, he still has a profound influence on Cambodia's politics as Chairman of the Senate.
Moreover, he also won the trust of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia. When the king is not in Cambodia, he handles all affairs on behalf of the head of state of Cambodia.。
It is not difficult to explain why Hun Sen appeared at the reception held by China. His appearance represents the great importance that Cambodia attaches to developing relations with China.
King Sihamoni of Cambodia stands on his left.
During the meeting, Hunton made an important statement, emphasizingCambodia will work closely with China to make more contributions to maintaining peace, stability, prosperity and development in the region and the world。
This commitment is not only a continuation of the friendship between China and Cambodia for more than 60 years, but also highlights the strategic value of cooperation between the two countries at a time when the regional situation is complicated and evolving.
Since the establishment of China-Cambodia relations in 1958, China-Cambodia relations have escalated from traditional friendly relations to friendly relations.Comprehensive strategic partner and hard-core friend, and a series of cooperation results in 2025 have given this "hard-core friendship" a more vivid footnote.
In the fields of economy, trade and infrastructure, China continues to be Cambodia's most important investment partner and donor.
From the promotion of the Dechong Funan Canal project to the planning and landing of the "Industrial Development Corridor" and "Fish-Rice Corridor", Chinese assistance is effectively improving Cambodia's people's livelihood and development foundation.
Cambodia plans to purchase Chinese C909 aircraft
What deserves more attention is the in-depth extension of China-Cambodia pragmatic cooperation. This year, Cambodia Airlines signed an agreement with China Commercial Airlines.Buying 20 C909 aircraft。
This is not only the first large-scale introduction of Chinese-made passenger aircraft in Cambodia's aviation industry, but also marks a new stage of cooperation between the two countries in industrial chains such as equipment manufacturing and aviation services.
From the export of agricultural products to the introduction of passenger aircraft, China-Cambodia cooperation has formed a stereotypical pattern of "political mutual trust leadership, economic cooperation support, and humanitarian exchange links", which is exactly where Honsong's commitment to "strict cooperation" is at the bottom.
Given the current situation in the region, Hunton's statement is even more profound.
Since the conflict on the Cambodian border this year, hundreds of people have been killed and more than 100,000 people have been evacuated, and regional security has been challenged.
There was a skirmish on the Cambodia-Thailand border this year
But at a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur on August 7, the two countries reached key consensuses: maintain the status quo of troop deployments, no more troop increases, a comprehensive ceasefire, and ban attacks on civilians and civilian facilities.
Behind this breakthrough, both the coordination of ASEAN and the radiation effect of the Chinese-Cambodian cooperation concept are concealed.
As a third-party observer, China sent personnel to attend the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conference. The concept of "resolving disputes through dialogue" advocated by China echoes the peace proposition of Cambodia and Thailand.
After the ceasefire, both sides expressed their gratitude to China.
On September 16, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Zhou also visited China, exchanged views with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the situation around the Cambodian border, and also transmitted a signal to Thailand through China that he was willing to resolve the dispute through dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Zhou, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
It can be said that this model of "dialogue priority, mechanism guarantees, third-party assistance" is highly consistent with the multilateralism principles pursued by China and Cambodia.
Only when the border situation stabilizes can regional development be improved and Southeast Asian countries can ride on the train of China's economic prosperity.
From this perspective, Hun Sen emphasized that "Cambodia is willing to cooperate with China to make more contributions to regional peace and stability." It is more like a representative of Cambodia making assurances to China.
It will not disrupt the overall situation of regional peace and development, and will replace confrontation with dialogue and conflict with cooperation.。
Prime Minister of Cambodia (Son of Hunson)
This stance, together with China and Cambodia's coordination on platforms such as the United Nations, together constitute an important support for maintaining peace in Southeast Asia.
The reason Hongson said that he could "speak to the heart of the Chinese side" is that China is precisely an important force inining regional peace and is unwilling to see the conflict in Southeast Asia.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi stressed at a meeting with Sun-O-Too, Cambodia and Thailand are close neighbors, and there are no hurdles that cannot be overcome.
China hopes that the region will prosperity and stability, and to do so, it requires the regional countries to jointly protect.
China and ASEAN work together to maintain regional peace and stability
From this perspective, the pledge made by Mr. Hunson as the head of state as a representative of Cambodia is both a summary of past friendship and a promise for future cooperation.
When the "Iron Belt Friendship" is transformed into practical actions to maintain peace and promote prosperity, China-Cambodia relations will not only be an example of bilateral cooperation, but will also become an important pillar of regional stability.