Apart from seeking China’s financial support for its development projects including Cambodia’s first high-speed rail project, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to China this week is also aimed at securing greater support from Beijing in case of western sanctions, analysts said.
The three-day trip – expected to begin on Thursday – is also aimed at easing China’s concerns about Cambodia’s growing ties with the United States and Japan, experts said.
Cambodia is seeking to upgrade two of its rail lines to high-speed services that will connect capital Phnom Penh with the southwestern city of Sihanoukville and the border with Thailand.
