Cambodian PM attends biggest gathering with Chinese community and bans Taiwanese flag in the country

[geovalin]

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen had a dinner with about 5,240 Khmer-Chinese and overseas Chinese in the country on Saturday, the first largest gathering he made with the Chinese community. Speaking before the dinner, Hun Sen said Khmer-Chinese and overseas Chinese had greatly contributed to socio-economic development and encouraged them to continue their contributions to Cambodia-China relationship.

 

 

"From here, I'd like to appeal to all Khmer-Chinese to support the implementation of cooperation between Cambodia and China within the frameworks of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation and the Belt and Road initiative," he said. The prime minister also told them to help attract more Chinese investors and tourists to Cambodia, saying that Cambodia and China expected to see a 5-billion-U.S.-dollar trade volume in 2017.

 

 

In addition, he called on the Khmer-Chinese to join him to protect peace and stability in the country. Pung Kheav Se, president of the Association of Khmer-Chinese in Cambodia, said the prime minister's presence at the dinner clearly reflected the government's high attention to the Chinese community. "The Khmer-Chinese will continue to support the Cambodian government's policy in building national economy and developing society," he said, pledging to encourage Khmer-Chinese to attract more Chinese investors to Cambodia.

 

 

According to Pung Kheav Se, about one million Khmer-Chinese and overseas Chinese, including 800,000 Khmer-Chinese and 200,000 overseas Chinese, are living in Cambodia. The kingdom has 50 Chinese schools with some 50,000 students, he said.

 

source http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=334114

[geovalin]

Ban on Taiwanese flag

 

 

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told a solidarity dinner with the Cambodian-Chinese Association that Cambodia backs the “One-China policy” and will not allow the Taiwanese flag to be raised in the kingdom. This stance would avoid affecting the good relationship between the two countries. 
 

“I could not allow Taiwan to have an office in Phnom Penh or somewhere else,” he said.  “We shall not do anything that harms the sovereignty and independence of China because of Taiwan.  “China respects the sovereignty and independence of Cambodia and thus Cambodia has to do the same to China. If China helped a province that separated from Cambodia would we not be angry? We would have to be angry.” 
 

He said that if there was a gathering at a hotel or a party for Taiwan’s national day it was not permitted to raise the Taiwanese flag. The prime minister said that for nearly two decades, China has helped Cambodia through grants and concessional loans for development.

 

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[elgordo38]

Not a stupid fellow by any means. He knows which side of the bread his butter is on. He has not held power for 30 years by being stupid. A people reader for sure and a man for all occasions. 

[Jonmarleesco]

15 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

He knows which side of the bread his butter is on.

Well, he does know his butter, and to whom to apply it.