The decision drew swift backlash from across Cambodia’s democracy and human rights advocates, as well as Hun Manet’s political opponents and critics on Capitol Hill.
Southeast Asians think that remaining neutral is impractical and that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc must choose between the United States or China, according to a survey.
Japan is one of the key strategic and development partners of Cambodia. Japan has wholeheartedly assisted Cambodia to build a bridge towards peace and prosperity and connect the Kingdom to the region and the world.
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As an academic Dr. Bradley Murg has covered China for more than two decades and its impact across the region, particularly the Greater Mekong Subregion.
In this podcast, he chats with Luke Hunt about China’s latest White Paper and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its foreign policies within Southeast Asia, in particular the Mekong River and downstream countries, like Cambodia.
Murg’s work focuses on Chinese aid and investment policy in Southeast Asia; the political economy of foreign aid; and the politics of the Greater Mekong Sub-region as a whole.
He most recently co-edited the three volume “Cambodia 2040” books and his commentaries are regularly published in The Diplomat, Asia Times, Nikkei Asia, and The South China Morning Post.