In the southwest of our country, where our "all-weather" partner "Pakistan" has our "all-weather" good partner "Pakistan" Pakistan. This is a friend that we are very relieved. In some international issues and historical moments, it often shares joys and sorrows with China and forms a steel-like friendship.
In the southern part of our country, in a place that is not bordered by our country, two or three thousand miles away, there is also our "iron buddy". In some major international events, these "buddy" are basically standing with China. For example, the current situation in the South China Sea is tense. Many Southeast Asian countries are willing to look to the Philippines and the Law and Binh for their own interests, but this "iron buddy" who are also Southeast Asian countries always speaks toward China and has strongly supported us. This "iron buddy" is Cambodia.
Cambodia is an ancient civilization with a long history. Its unified kingdom was established as early as the 1st century AD. Now its full name is the Kingdom of Cambodia, commonly known as Cambodia, formerly known as Khmer, and the capital Phnom Penh. It is located on the Indochina Peninsula and is adjacent to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The central part of the country is a vast and prosperous plain, accounting for more than three-quarters of the country's area. There are the Mekong River and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia - Tonle Sap Lake (also known as Phnom Penh Lake).
China once had great grace to Cambodia, but this country was not ungrateful, unlike some countries that only demanded, and some even turned against each other. Cambodia has always been firmly standing with China.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the domestic situation in Cambodia was very turbulent. His royal family member, Prince Sihanouk, once came to China for help. With Zhou Enlai's efforts, China expressed moral assistance. Prince Sihanouk also wrote a song to praise China. By the 1970s and 1980s, Vietnam had invaded Cambodia for a time and almost destroyed the country. Our country took action at a critical moment, exerting military, political and economic pressure on Vietnam, forcing Vietnam to give up its occupied Cambodian territory, and Cambodia became an independent and complete country. Due to decades of internal and external wars, Cambodia's domestic social and economic situation was very backward. It was not until the mid-1990s that Cambodia entered a new era of peace and development.
If you want to say that China and Cambodia have become good partners, you must also thank Prime Minister Zhou Enlai. In April 1955, Prime Minister Zhou Enlai and then Cambodia's head of state Prince Sihanouk met at the Bandung Asia-African Conference, which was a new beginning of China-Cambodia friendly relations. In 1958, the two countries formally established diplomatic relations. During and after that, Premier Zhou Enlai and Chairman Liu Shaoqi visited Cambodia. Prince Sihanouk visited China six times and led the Cambodia people's struggle for national independence and national liberation twice in China, which received strong support from the Chinese government and people.
After entering the new century, high-level leaders of China and Cambodia have frequently visited each other and established a comprehensive cooperative partnership. In many critical historical moments, Cambodia stands with China like a good partner. For example, on the South China Sea issue in recent years, Cambodia has repeatedly expressed support for China. Even though the Japanese ambassador secretly wooed Cambodia against China, Cambodia still firmly supported China's position. On the 29th of last month, Cambodia Prime Minister Hong-Sen simply publicly criticized in his speech that the Japanese ambassador to Cambodia threatened to cancel economic aid, and interfered in Cambodia's internal affairs forced Cambodia to give up his position, but Hong-Sen made it clear that Cambodia will not succumb to external pressure easily.
Chinese netizens praised this righteous move, praising "Cambodia is our true friend!" Some Chinese foodie netizens also expressed their desire to go to Cambodia for their great food.
