Chinanews.com, Phnom Penh, September 12 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian pointed out in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Cambodia. Plan the first anniversary.
In the past year, China and Cambodia have actively implemented the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, comprehensively promoted pragmatic cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future, promoted the in-depth docking of the "Belt and Road" and the Cambodian "Four Corners Strategy", and bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields have achieved fruitful results.
First, close communication at the top level, and continued deepening of strategic mutual trust.
In the face of the sudden epidemic, China and Cambodia have practiced the concept of a community of shared future and have always maintained close communication and coordination.
In particular, Prime Minister Hun Sen's retrograde visit to China in early February explained the core meaning of the China-Cambodia community with a shared future with practical actions, and was cordially praised by Chinese netizens as the "most handsome retrograde".
In April, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brasokun, and exchanged in-depth exchanges on bilateral relations and strengthening epidemic prevention and control.
In June, the fifth meeting of the China-Cambodia Intergovernmental Coordination Committee was held by video. This was the first vice-premier-level bilateral mechanism meeting between China and neighboring countries since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia. It was a complete success.
The leaders of the two countries have always maintained timely and effective communication and exchanged views on issues of common concern in bilateral relations, which further pointed out the direction for the development of bilateral relations.
"China and Cambodia have always watched and helped each other in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and together overcome the difficulties. After the outbreak of the epidemic in China, various sectors in Cambodia have expressed their firm support for China's fight against the epidemic in various ways." Wang Wentian said, King Sihamoni and Moni The Queen Mother Lie generously donated money and materials to China.
Prime Minister Hun Sen firmly supports China's fight against the epidemic and solemnly declared that "continuous navigation, no evacuation of overseas Chinese, and no discrimination", which fully reflects the "hard-core brothers" friendship between China and Cambodia.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Cambodia, the Chinese government and all walks of life have moved quickly to donate epidemic prevention materials to Cambodia.
The Chinese government has sent the first anti-epidemic medical expert team to Cambodia, and the Chinese military has also sent the world's first military medical expert team to Cambodia to help Cambodia fight the epidemic.
It can be said that China and Cambodia have joined hands to fight the epidemic not only to further enhance the traditional friendship between the two countries after the epidemic has been tempered, but also to set a model for the international community to cooperate in response to the new crown epidemic.
Second, mutually beneficial cooperation continues to expand and economic and trade relations deepen integration.
At the beginning of the epidemic, China overcame its own difficulties and made every effort to help solve the shortage of raw materials for Cambodian garment enterprises.
In order to promote pragmatic cooperation under the epidemic, the two sides agreed to open a "fast channel" for those who resume work and production and a "green channel" for cargo transportation.
According to Wang Wentian, the China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement negotiations ended smoothly.
The Chinese side has special affairs to speed up the completion of all procedures for exporting Cambodian mangoes to China.
The Chinese investment in the Xigang Huadian Coal-fired Power Station project has achieved financing "cloud signing" in April this year, and the main project of the power station has officially started a few days ago.
In addition, the Phnom Penh-Xigang Expressway, the second phase of rural water supply, and the Cambodia aid stadium project have overcome the impact of the epidemic and proceeded smoothly.
In the next step, China is willing to work together with Cambodia to coordinate the advancement of epidemic prevention and control and resumption of production, continue to implement the Community of Destiny Action Plan, further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in trade and investment and other fields, and promote greater and faster development of practical cooperation between the two countries.
Third, law enforcement and military cooperation have continued to advance, and good news has spread frequently.
Taking the opportunity of the 2019 China-Cambodia Law Enforcement Cooperation Year, the two countries have achieved important cooperation results in jointly combating telecommunications fraud, online gambling, and transnational crime.
Wang Wentian pointed out that the Cambodian government announced the ban on online gambling in August 2019, eradicating online gambling, a malignant tumor that harms society and affects the relationship between the two countries, while also greatly purifying the Cambodian investment and business environment.
The Cambodian side has provided strong support for China's overseas pursuit of "fox hunting" and other special operations. A group of key criminal suspects have been arrested and brought to justice. The two countries have achieved remarkable results in combating cross-border crime.
At the same time, the two countries overcame the interference of the epidemic and held the "Golden Dragon-2020" Sino-Cambodian joint military training as scheduled, so as to achieve both epidemic prevention and control and military training and preparation, which fully demonstrated the high mutual trust and good cooperation between the two militaries.
Fourth, people-to-people bonds have been deepened and the foundation of public opinion has become stronger.
In 2019, the two sides successfully hosted the "Cultural Tourism Year" and the Thousand People Friendly Exchange Conference, which further deepened the friendship between the two peoples.
Wang Wentian said that at present, the cultural and tourism departments of the two sides are negotiating to gradually implement "closed-loop tours" under the epidemic to promote the recovery of the tourism industry.
The "Brightness Walk" medical assistance project has brought back thousands of Cambodian cataract patients.
"Love Action" restored 87 children with congenital heart disease in Cambodia.
China Peace and Development Foundation, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, etc. actively carry out poverty alleviation demonstration projects in Cambodia, and use Chinese experience to help Cambodia to alleviate poverty and get rid of poverty, which are warmly welcomed by Cambodian people.
Since the beginning of this year, the two countries have overcome the impact of the epidemic, promoted the restoration of cultural group exchanges, restoration of Angkor monuments, and athlete training. At the same time, they encouraged think tanks, media, youth and social organizations of the two countries to conduct exchanges, which further deepened mutual understanding and friendship. .
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