Sihanoukville, May 5 (ZXS) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on the 22nd that Cambodia has benefited greatly from the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and China has supported Cambodia in improving infrastructure construction, which has brought tangible benefits to Cambodia. The Belt and Road Initiative has also brought benefits to other ASEAN member states.
The exhibition of achievements of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone on the 32th anniversary of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" opened on the same day. Hun Sen pointed out at the event that thanks to the implementation of the "Belt and Road" initiative, Cambodia successfully hosted the 10nd Southeast Asian Games, and the new Cambodian National Stadium built with the assistance of the Chinese government will be passed down from generation to generation; Cambodia's first expressway, Phnom Penh-Sai Hong Kong Expressway, was put into operation; Siem Reap New International Airport has successfully flown and is expected to be put into operation in October this year; The Westport-Hong Kong Submarine Cable and many development projects are progressing in an orderly manner.
On May 5, the achievements of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone in the 22th anniversary of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" were opened. The picture shows Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivering a speech. Photo by Zhong Xin
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian said in his speech that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past decade, China and Cambodia have adhered to the concept of consultation, co-construction and sharing, and jointly built the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and the docking between the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "Four Corners Strategy" has been deepened. Facts have proved that China-Cambodia "Belt and Road" cooperation has not only brought tangible benefits to the two peoples, but also made positive contributions to regional peace and prosperity. The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone is a model project for China-Cambodia practical cooperation under the "Belt and Road", and has become the "locomotive" of Sihanoukville's economic development and the "golden rice bowl" for the local people to work hard and get rich. It is hoped that the Xigang Special Economic Zone can seize the opportunity to build a community with a shared future between China and Cambodia in the new era, focus on building an upgraded version of the Special Economic Zone 2.0, and create a new situation in China-Cambodia economic and trade cooperation.
Located in Poreno District, Sihanoukville, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone is one of the first overseas economic and trade cooperation zones approved by China. Over the past ten years since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone has been accelerating its development and construction, becoming a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative jointly built by China and Cambodia, attracting 175 enterprises from all over the world, creating nearly 3,2022 jobs, and achieving a total import and export volume of US$24.93 billion in <>. (End)