In a signed article titled “Together We Strive, Together We Thrive: Toward a Stable and Sustainable China-Cambodia Community with a Shared Future in the New Era” published on Thursday in Cambodian media outlets Khmer Times, Jian Hua Daily and Fresh News ahead of his arrival, Xi said he hopes his visit to Phnom Penh will spearhead progress in building a China-Cambodia community with a shared future.
Noting that a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is deeply rooted in the historic legacy of good-neighborly relations, Xi said the two countries’ friendly exchanges span two millennia of their shared history, thanks to geographical proximity.
A China-Cambodia community with a shared future is also defined by the two countries’ mutual commitment to friendship and righteousness, he said, recalling that the friendship was forged by the late Cambodia king Norodom Sihanouk and, on the Chinese side, the late Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai.
Xi noted that a China-Cambodia community with a shared future is powered by equality and mutual benefit.
For many years, China has been Cambodia’s largest trading partner and largest source of investment, and the industrial and supply chain cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen, he said.
A China-Cambodia community with a shared future is founded upon inclusiveness and mutual learning, Xi said.
Over the past 30 years, China has sent many experts to Cambodia across diverse fields, including archaeology, geological exploration, cultural heritage, history, architecture and the arts.
They have helped bring renewed splendor to the Angkor legacy, a gem of human civilizations, he added. (Xinhua)
