{"asset":"news","key":"1616","locale":"en","id":"news:1616:en","entityId":"news:1616","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/1616","state":"ready","title":"Hun Manet returns from China after SCO Plus meeting and bilateral talks","summary":"The Cambodian prime minister returned to Phnom Penh around midnight between September 1 and 2 after discussing regional security, humanitarian aid and development financing.","body":"Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television, September 2 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet returned to Phnom Penh around midnight between September 1 and 2, concluding a three-day visit to China from August 30 to September 1. He attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Plus meeting in Tianjin on September 1 and held a series of meetings on diplomacy, politics and trade.\nSpeaking at the September 1 SCO Plus meeting on behalf of Cambodia, an SCO dialogue partner, Hun Manet reiterated Cambodia’s support for China’s Global Governance Initiative and for a fair, inclusive and effective global order with the United Nations at its centre. He urged countries to uphold sovereign equality, the rule of law, multilateralism and mutually beneficial cooperation. He said Cambodia would take an active part in the SCO’s work on regional security and sustainable development and in efforts to build a community with a shared future for humanity.\n\nHun Manet met Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Lao president, the Nepalese prime minister and the UN secretary-general, among others. China pledged to deepen Diamond Hexagon cooperation and provide 20 million yuan in humanitarian aid for Cambodians affected by armed conflict. Cambodia and Laos reaffirmed their friendship and discussed cooperation in the economy, infrastructure, energy and defence. Cambodia and Nepal agreed to promote a bilateral consultation mechanism and expand cooperation in trade, education and tourism.\n\nHun Manet also met Jin Liqun, president and chair of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. They discussed the possibility of AIIB financing for major infrastructure and social development projects in Cambodia.\nThe chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the UN secretary-general both welcomed the Cambodia–Thailand border ceasefire and moves to ease tensions, and backed a peaceful settlement without the use of force. Hun Manet welcomed the support and stressed the importance of Cambodia–China friendship and regional cooperation to peace and development.\n\nThe station said Cambodia’s participation in SCO Plus highlighted its role in multilateral affairs and strengthened strategic cooperation with China and regional partners, supporting the country’s security and economic development.\nCompiled by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"18687","languageVersionId":"19077","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.WQOs1AtgtkzSxSg90wJsjQMbEHVgUaofn9KpFQVSCrc"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-09-02T06:47:04Z"}