On June 4, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Cambodia in what was widely touted as a “historic” trip, the first by a Pentagon chief on a bilateral basis.
During the visit, Austin met with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, Prime Minister Hun Manet and Defense Minister Tea Seiha, with discussions reportedly focused on bilateral defense relations.
That’s raised certain hopes of a diplomatic and strategic reset after a period of downgraded and sometimes acrimonious ties.
In full: https://asiatimes.com/2024/06/us-china-in-a-new-intense-tug-of-war-for-cambodia/
