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Cambodia Boosts Ties with China Amid Anxiety

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Cambodia Boosts Ties with China Amid Anxiety

A sister cities agreement is only one component of a relationship with significant opportunities and risks for both sides.

Cambodia Boosts Ties with China Amid Anxiety
Credit: National Bank of Cambodia

China and Cambodia are moving to tighten their diplomatic relationship further with Beijing expected to bestow sister city status on Phnom Penh and through a separate agreement struck with Shaanxi Province designed to bolster trade and tourism.

Neither deal is earth-shattering. But they do underline the strategic importance China has attached to its much smaller neighbor, which is currently being gripped by anxiety amid fears in some areas of the economy as well as in politics as elections approach.

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