Cambodia

Head of State: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni
Head of Government: Prime Minister Hun Sen
Capital: Phnom Penh
Language: Khmer
Currency: Riel
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of Cambodia Website: www.mfaic.gov.kh
 

The Kingdom of Cambodia, abbreviated as Cambodia, spans about 180,000 square kilometers, with Phnom Penh as its capital. It is located in the southern part of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, bordered by Vietnam to its east and southeast, Laos to its north, Thailand to its west and northwest, and the Gulf of Thailand to its southwest. The Mekong River runs from north to south across the whole country. The government of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The King is the supreme head of state, and the National Assembly is the highest authority and legislative body, and the Senate has the right to consider the bills passed by the National Assembly. Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 24 and an average annual rainfall of 2000 mm. Cambodian is the official language and English is more common in the government sector. On July 19, 1958, China established diplomatic relations with Cambodia.

In 2024, the building of the China-Cambodia community with a shared future has entered a new era characterized by high quality, high level and high standards, with increasingly deepening political mutual trust, accelerating practical cooperation, and thriving people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

The two countries had frequent high-level visits.In February and August, King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath came to China for recuperation twice.In March,Samdech Techo Hun Sen attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 as President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Cambodia.In August and December,King Norodom Sihamoni visited Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Hainan Province respectively.In September,National Assembly President Khuon Sudary visited China.In November,Prime Minister Hun Manet attended the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in Kunming.

In April,Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Cambodia and met with Prime Minister Hun Manet and President of the Senate of Cambodia Hun Sen respectively and had talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea.Wang Yi and Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Cambodia-China Intergovernmental Coordination Committee.In October,Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Prime Minister Hun Manet on the sidelines of the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation held in Vientiane.

Economic and trade cooperation was carried out smoothly with remarkable growth in bilateral trade volume.In 2024, the two-way trade volume reached US$17.8 billion, an increase of 20.3% year-on-year, in which China exported US$15.3 billion, up by 20.2%, and imported US$2.4 billion, up by 20.7%. 

The two countries continued to deepen their cooperation in all areas. The two parties maintained the good momentum of exchanges and the two militaries had close interactions. In September, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha attended the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.In December,President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Senate of Cambodia Hun Sen visited China.The law enforcement departments of the two countries carried out close cooperation and maintained their close coordination in fighting telecommunication fraud and transnational crimes.In September,State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong co-chaired a wrap-up meeting of the Year of Law Enforcement Cooperation activities between China and Cambodia with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha. 

The year 2024 was the Cambodia-China People-to-People Exchange Year. The two sides launched a series of commemorative activities together, which expanded the friendly exchanges between the two peoples and increased their mutual understanding and friendship. Cambodia welcomed 848,952 Chinese visitors in 2024, an increase of 55% year-on-year.

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