International Community (28th Dec, 2020 – 1st Jan, 2021)
If Cambodia wants to receive US$85 million in new funding from the United States next year, it will need to “assert its sovereignty against interference by the People’s Republic of China,” an escalation of US opposition to Cambodia’s close friendship with Beijing, but a move that may simplify bilateral ties.
The Embassy of Sweden in Cambodia on Dec. 31, confirmed its government’s intention of closing its embassy in Cambodia at the end of 2021 and to oversee Swedish programs in the country from its embassy in Bangkok.
