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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cambodia\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two-way trade between Cambodia and the United States<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/36ovXdJ<\/a>; https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GOExtk<\/a>; https:\/\/bit.ly\/2UgDMws<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn defended his Hungarian counterpart \u2014 noting Hungary\u2019s past political support \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n