CHINA / Background
China-Cambodian bilateral relations
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-03 10:11
I. Political Relations
China and Cambodia enjoy time-honored traditional friendship. They
established diplomatic relations on July 19, 1958. Chinese leaders of
different generations have been very close to King Sihanouk and
cultivated profound friendship with him, thus laying a solid foundation
for long-standing and stable development of Sino-Cambodian relations.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Premier Zhou Enlai and President Liu Shaoqi
visited Cambodia many a time, while Prince Sihanouk visited China 6
times. Between 1970s and 1980s, Prince Sihanouk had two long stays in
China, to lead the Cambodian people's struggle against the foreign
aggression and for national independence and sovereignty and won full
support of the Chinese Government and People.
Since 1990s, Sino-Cambodian relations have entered a new phase of
development. Leaders of the two countries maintained frequent contacts
and exchanges of visits. President Jiang Zemin, Chairman of the CPPCC Li
Ruihuan and Premier Zhu Rongji visited Cambodia respectively. King of
Cambodia Sihanouk, President of the Chea Sim, President of National
Assembly Ranariddh and Prime Minister Hun Sen visited China one after
another.
In November 2000, President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to Cambodia.
Both sides signed the Joint Statement on bilateral cooperation,
confirming further development of closer and stable traditional,
neighborly and friendly relations between the two countries in the new
century.
In November 2002, Premier Zhu Rongji visited Cambodia. The leaders of the
two countries agreed to take agriculture, development of human resources
and infrastrutural construction as key areas for cooperation between the
two countries. The Chinese Government declared that all the overdue
Cambodian debts would be exempted.
King Sihanouk and the Government of Kingdom of Cambodia abide by one
China policy and support the peaceful unification cause of the Chinese
people.
The two countries continue to strengthen friendly cooperation in the
economic, trade, cultural, educational and military fields, coordinate
and cooperate with each other closely over international and regional
issues.
II. Economic and Trade Relations
Recent years have seen fast development of economic and trade relations
between China and Cambodia, and the areas for cooperation kept expanding.
In 1996, the two countries signed the agreement on trade, investment
promotion and protection, and in 2000 set up an economic and trade
cooperation committee.
In 2002, Sino-Cambodian trade volume reached US$ 0.27 billion, up 15%
from 2001. China's exports to Cambodia are textiles, steels, electric
device, metals machinery and building materials and its imports from
Cambodia are rubber, plywood, panels and furniture.
Up to June 2002, China had invested over 100 projects in Cambodia, with
its contractual sum worth US$ 0.3 billion-ranking the 4th place of
foreign investment in Cambodia. Its major areas for investment are
infrastructural construction, agricultural development,
garment-processing and hospital-building.
In order to help Cambodia with its post-war reconstruction, China has
provided Cambodia with a certain amount of economic aid.
III. Exchanges and Cooperation in Other Areas
Over the recent years, China and Cambodia have seen continuous expansion
of contacts and cooperation in various areas. They have signed agreements
on cooperation in culture, tourism and agriculture, and there were
exchanges of visits between the parliaments, armies, press, and health of
the two countries.
The foreign ministers of the two countries have maintained good
cooperative relations, and established the mechanism for diplomatic
consultation. Cambodia has opened its consulates-general in Guangzhou and
Shanghai. In June 2003, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing visited
Cambodia, exchanged in-depth views with Cambodian leaders on
strengthening neighborliness and friendship, deepening mutually
beneficial cooperation and the international and regional issues of
common concern, and reached broad consensus.
Sino-Cambodian military relations have developed steadily. Vice-Chairman
of the Central Military Commission Zhang Wannian and Chi Haotian as well
as Chief of General Staff Fu Quanyou visited Cambodia respectively.
Cambodian United Defence Minister Tea Bank, Prince Sisowath Sirirath
commander-in-chief of Royal Army Ke Kim Yan and his deputy Khong Kim
visited China one after another.
(Source:fmprc.gov.cn, Last Update: October 23, 2003)
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