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![Cambodia Bans US Visits to Ream Naval Base After Sanctions Cambodia Bans US Visits to Ream Naval Base After Sanctions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-05-212543.jpg)
Cambodia Bans US Visits to Ream Naval Base After Sanctions
By Luke Hunt
Prime Minister Hun Sen says the naval base is “not a place for thieves or robbers.”
![US Official Warns Cambodia Over China Ties, Human Rights US Official Warns Cambodia Over China Ties, Human Rights](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-02-3.jpg)
US Official Warns Cambodia Over China Ties, Human Rights
By Sebastian Strangio
Can Washington promote human rights and draw Cambodia out of Beijing’s orbit – at the same time?
![Is Cambodia’s Exclusive Dependence on China Inevitable? Is Cambodia’s Exclusive Dependence on China Inevitable?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-26-17.jpg)
Is Cambodia’s Exclusive Dependence on China Inevitable?
By Sam Rainsy
The most practical course for a small country is to cultivate as many friends and partners as possible.
![Would Access to Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Really Benefit China? Would Access to Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Really Benefit China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-07-1.jpg)
Would Access to Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Really Benefit China?
By Chen Heang
Gaining access to a Cambodian naval facility would give China's navy little discernible strategic advantage.
![Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-26-4.jpg)
Cambodia’s Sees COVID-19 Spike After Chinese Nationals Break Quarantine
By Luke Hunt
The government has also deported a Chinese media proprietor for spreading “fake news” about COVID-19 vaccines.
![Is Cambodia Really Turning Its Back on Chinese Vaccines? Is Cambodia Really Turning Its Back on Chinese Vaccines?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-22-1.jpg)
Is Cambodia Really Turning Its Back on Chinese Vaccines?
By Sebastian Strangio
Phnom Penh is likely to accept reliable, proven vaccines from whoever is offering them, including Beijing.
![The Case for a Cambodian Foreign Policy Reset The Case for a Cambodian Foreign Policy Reset](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-16-3.jpg)
The Case for a Cambodian Foreign Policy Reset
By Kimkong Heng
The country needs to do more to bring balance to its foreign relations and dispel perceptions that it is a Chinese proxy.
![Vietnam Is Losing Its Best Friends to China Vietnam Is Losing Its Best Friends to China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-01-1.jpg)
Vietnam Is Losing Its Best Friends to China
By Derek Grossman
Over the past few years, China's economic gravity has begun to pull Cambodia and Laos out of Vietnam's orbit.
![Cambodia and ASEAN: Maintaining Cooperation, Building Confidence Cambodia and ASEAN: Maintaining Cooperation, Building Confidence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-01.jpg)
Cambodia and ASEAN: Maintaining Cooperation, Building Confidence
By Charadine Pich and Bradley J. Murg
Kicking Cambodia out of ASEAN would be neither an effective nor a practical solution to the bloc's challenges.
![Laos Opens Fast-Track Service for Chinese Travelers Laos Opens Fast-Track Service for Chinese Travelers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-30.jpg)
Laos Opens Fast-Track Service for Chinese Travelers
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement is a sign that China will play a central role in Southeast Asia's recovery from the economic downturn of COVID-19.
![What Did the Chinese FM’s Tour of Southeast Asia Achieve? What Did the Chinese FM’s Tour of Southeast Asia Achieve?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-16.jpg)
What Did the Chinese FM’s Tour of Southeast Asia Achieve?
By Sebastian Strangio
Wang Yi riffed on a number of familiar tunes, from China's role in post-COVID-19 recovery to the shibboleth of “non-interference.”
![China’s Military Ambitions in Southeast Asia: Much Bigger than Cambodian Bases China’s Military Ambitions in Southeast Asia: Much Bigger than Cambodian Bases](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2690941_1280.jpg)
China’s Military Ambitions in Southeast Asia: Much Bigger than Cambodian Bases
By Prashanth Parameswaran
An excessive focus on rhetorical ‘base wars’ can distract attention from the broader military inroads Beijing is making in the region.
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