The United States expressed disappointment that Cambodia had demolished a second American-funded military facility without warning, as the kingdom turns to China to expand a naval base.
Cambodia’s Minister of Defense Tea Banh confirmed that a second U.S.-funded building at Ream Naval Base in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville has been torn down and defended the move, despite growing tensions with Washington amid reports of Chinese-backed development at the site.
Two-way trade between Cambodia and the United States (US) has remained strong even during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to statistics from the US Census Bureau, bilateral trade reached more than 5 billion USD during the period from January to September, an increase of 16 percent compared with the same period last year.
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Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn defended his Hungarian counterpart — noting Hungary’s past political support — amid an online backlash against the foreign diplomat after his visit to Cambodia last week spurred renewed Covid-19 closures and some 1,700 people being tested and quarantined.
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the Republic of Korea was valued at $661 million in the first three quarters of this year, a year-on-year decrease of 15 percent.
