Xi’s stop in Cambodia followed visits to Vietnam and Malaysia, part of a broader effort to strengthen regional ties amid growing U.S. pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/xi-jinping-cambodia-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #china #cambodia #hunsen #hunmanet #southeastasia
Xi meets Cambodian leader on final stop of regional diplomatic blitz

Xi wrapped up his Southeast Asia tour in Cambodia, where he signed new trade deals and pushed back against U.S. tariffs imposed under Trump’s latest “Liberation Day” policy.

The Japan Times
Chủ tịch Tập Cận Bình và Thủ tướng Hun Manet đã gặp nhau tại Phnom Penh để thảo luận về việc tăng cường hợp tác song phương và phát triển kinh tế khu vực. Cuộc họp thể hiện tầm quan trọng của mối quan hệ quốc tế trong tương lai châu Á. #TậpCậnBình #HunManet #NgoạiGiao #PhnomPenh #ChâuÁ https://ift.tt/Uox5Q3i
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Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình gặp Thủ tướng Campuchia Hun Manet tại Phnom Penh, nhấn mạnh việc tăng cường mối quan hệ khu vực.

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Radio Free Asia: Cambodia prime minister’s Facebook ad spending tops $1.5 million, Meta data reveals. “Prime Minister Hun Manet and his team spent more than US$1.5 million for ads from his Facebook page over the last two and a half years, according to an online database maintained by the social media site’s parent company. The spending to boost Hun Manet began in September 2022, the Meta […]

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Hopes of civil liberties improving in Cambodia after Prime Minister Hun Mane came to power have been dashed as authorities have locked up environmental activists and journalists in recent months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/24/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-leader-dissent-narrows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hunmanet #hunsen #cambodia #southeastasia
Under Cambodia’s new leader, room for dissent narrows

While Prime Minister Hun Manet has often spoken of the need for independent media and civil society in Cambodia, his government has moved in the opposite direction.

The Japan Times
Months after a groundbreaking ceremony for a major canal project in Cambodia, touted investments from China are in doubt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/23/asia-pacific/cambodia-canal-project-doubt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #china #mekongriver #southeastasia #hunmanet
Cambodia's flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up

Months after a groundbreaking ceremony for a major canal project in Cambodia, touted investments from China are in doubt.

The Japan Times
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stays low-key as crackdowns continue, with his father Hun Sen still wielding major influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/14/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-hun-sen-power/ #asiapacific #politics #cambodia #hunmanet #asean #hunsen #southeastasia
The son almost rises: Cambodia's Hun Sen the power behind throne

More than a year after inheriting power from his father, Cambodian PM has yet to hold an open news conference to explain how he will navigate challenges.

The Japan Times
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet has launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-mekong-sea-canal/ #asiapacific #politics #cambodia #mekongriver #vietnam #china #southeastasia #hunsen #beltandroad #hunmanet
Cambodia's prime minister marks start of creating controversial canal

Cambodia's canal project is shrouded in uncertainty, including its main purpose — whether for shipping or irrigation — and who will fund it.

The Japan Times
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid Cambodia a visit on Tuesday in an effort to reset ties with the staunch China ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/us-pentagon-cambodia-china/ #worldnews #politics #us #pentagon #cambodia #china #lloydaustin #hunmanet #hunsen
U.S. defense chief visits Cambodia to boost ties with China ally

Washington is concerned that a Cambodian naval base that is being upgraded by Beijing might be used to boost the Asian giant's influence in the Gulf of Thailand.

The Japan Times
Since former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son took power, the government has continued to clamp down on democratic rights and courted Chinese investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/21/world/cambodias-new-strongman/ #commentary #worldnews #hunmanet #hunsen #cambodia #democracy #humanrights
The threat posed by Cambodia’s new strongman

The West must use the tools at its disposal to hold Cambodia’s dynastic autocracy accountable for its abuses.

The Japan Times
Will #Cambodia’s Private #Debt Become National Debt? Private debt, much of it concentrated in the rapidly deflating real estate sector, has already emerged as a political problem for Prime Minister #HunManet. | David Hutt, The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/will-cambodias-private-debt-become-national-debt/
Will Cambodia’s Private Debt Become National Debt?

Private debt, much of it concentrated in the rapidly deflating real estate sector, has already emerged as a political problem for Prime Minister Hun Manet.

The Diplomat