China signed the Joint Statement on the Asian Alliance for Cultural Heritage Conservation with Afghanistan and Pakistan in May 2021. This was the first document for bilateral cooperation, marking the alliance s shift from an idea to an action.
The already ironclad relationship of China and Cambodia is expected to progress further, as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen s visit to China starting from Thursday will hopefully result in cooperation in certain infrastructure projects, and as travel resumes between the two nations following China s border reopening.