Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – On September 27, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia held a reception to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many attended and delivered speeches. Nearly a thousand people attended, including Cambodian National Assembly President Khun Sook Ta Vi, Cambodian People's Party Vice Presidents Prince Tea Banh and Prince Men Sam An, several members of the royal family, leaders of the Chinese community, and representatives from various sectors.
In his speech, Ambassador Wang Wenbin stated that China is willing to work with Cambodia to promote the building of a community with a shared future in the new era and jointly achieve the development and prosperity of both countries.
He said that 2024 is a year of special significance for China and China-Cambodia relations. 2024 marks not only the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China but also the 66th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia. These 75 years have meant tremendous changes and achievements for the Chinese people. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China's economy has developed rapidly, and its society has maintained long-term stability. It has become the world's second-largest economy, with an average annual GDP growth of 7.9% over the past 70 years. Hundreds of millions of rural poor have been lifted out of poverty, and China's average annual contribution to global economic growth reached 24.8% between 1979 and 2023.
He said that since the establishment of the new Cambodian government under Prime Minister Hun Manet, it has firmly adhered to the China policy formulated by the Cambodian People's Party. Strategic mutual trust between the two countries has been further consolidated, cooperation in various fields has maintained a positive momentum, and the ironclad friendship between China and Cambodia has been revitalized.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that currently, China is striding towards its goal of building a modern socialist country by the middle of this century, while the new Cambodian government has also proposed a development vision of becoming a middle-to-high-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. The development goals of the two countries are highly aligned, injecting new contemporary meaning into the ironclad friendship between China and Cambodia and opening up broader space for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many praised China's important contributions to promoting and maintaining world and regional peace and development. He stated that Cambodia is willing to work with China to continue the ironclad friendship between the two countries and benefit both countries and their people.
He said that over the 66 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the friendly relations between Cambodia and China have continued to develop under the joint guidance of the new generation of leaders of both countries. Based on the principles of equality, mutual respect, and trust, the two countries have established an ironclad friendship, which has made their relationship increasingly close and turned them into important business partners.
