Cambodia China

Can Washington promote human rights and draw Cambodia out of Beijing’s orbit – at the same time?

The most practical course for a small country is to cultivate as many friends and partners as possible.

Gaining access to a Cambodian naval facility would give China's navy little discernible strategic advantage.

The government has also deported a Chinese media proprietor for spreading “fake news” about COVID-19 vaccines.

Phnom Penh is likely to accept reliable, proven vaccines from whoever is offering them, including Beijing.

The country needs to do more to bring balance to its foreign relations and dispel perceptions that it is a Chinese proxy.

Over the past few years, China's economic gravity has begun to pull Cambodia and Laos out of Vietnam's orbit.

Kicking Cambodia out of ASEAN would be neither an effective nor a practical solution to the bloc's challenges.

The announcement is a sign that China will play a central role in Southeast Asia's recovery from the economic downturn of COVID-19.

Wang Yi riffed on a number of familiar tunes, from China's role in post-COVID-19 recovery to the shibboleth of “non-interference.”

An excessive focus on rhetorical ‘base wars’ can distract attention from the broader military inroads Beijing is making in the region.