Commentary: Can Cambodia’s future foreign policy diverge from China?

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Cambodia has reengaged ASEAN on Myanmar and has consistently condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Whether it can truly forge a foreign policy that stands apart from China will impact the next generation of Cambodian leaders, say two academics.

Cambodia treasures the ironclad friendship. China contributed to 44 per cent of the country’s total foreign direct investment between 1994 and 2021. China is Cambodia’s largest trading partner with two-way trade volume recording a substantial rise in 2022, despite supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and war in Ukraine.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen with Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, before a meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan 7, 2022. Cambodia started its chairmanship year with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar in January 2022 to meet the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.

However, Cambodia’s independence from China was most apparent in dealing with the war against Ukraine. Surprisingly, Cambodia consistentlyand voted to reaffirm Ukrainian sovereignty in United Nations General Assembly Resolutions ES-11/1 and ES-11/4 of March and October 2022 respectively. Cambodia also facilitated Ukraine’s accession to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. Even though it was broadly symbolic, Ukraine’s accession sent a strong signal to Moscow that ASEAN respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity, both core principles of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Hun Sen is clearing the path for a power transition to his eldest son Hun Manet, where the latter has to earn the people’s trust.by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, more than 90 per cent of Cambodians surveyed approve of their government’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Second, China’s economic influence has assisted its socio-economic development in recent years. Even so, the country’s desire for development has not necessarily led to Cambodia’s over-reliance on China.

 

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