Strange scenes in Sihanoukville as a Chinese national begs for protection in the street.

A bizarre episode in Sihanoukville's streets, in which a bloodied Chinese national was chased through the streets by men holding electric batons before begging for police protection, has sparked significant debate among Chinese and Cambodian pundits.

The photographs and video, which have been widely circulated on Chinese language news sources and social media, appear to depict a Chinese national in an impassioned discussion with a number of security guards outside a casino on October 6th, 2021.

The man appears to have stabbed himself in the neck with a pair of scissors, and fresh bloodstains can be seen on his garments.

According to witnesses, the man was chased through the streets by two men with electric batons.

The two chasers vanished as soon as they saw the security personnel and cops.

The man then proceeded into the middle of a packed street and knelt in front of a group of Cambodian cops and a Chinese interpreter, pleading for protection.

Although the exact circumstances of the occurrence are unknown, online critics assume that it is connected to an online gambling operation in the coastal city.