When Cambodia co-sponsored the United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it was viewed as a significant shift in its foreign policy, paving the way for its rapprochement with the West and signifying a partial shift and independent or diversifying from the previous pro-China stance. After all, Cambodia and Russia are China’s allies and Russia is Cambodia’s “old friend”. But such perceptions are overblown: even with the tilt towards the West, Sino-Cambodian relations remain as strong as ever.
On the face of it, it does appear that Cambodia has leaned towards the West following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. From 2022 to late 2023, while Beijing became more pro-Russia, Cambodia consistently backed the West in the Ukraine-Russia war.
In full: https://fulcrum.sg/cambodia-has-not-tilted-away-from-china/
