Cambodia's acting head of state meets with Chinese FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Cambodian Acting Head of State and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, April 23, 2026. (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

PHNOM PENH, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Cambodian Acting Head of State and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen here on Thursday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, was on a visit to Cambodia to attend the first meeting between foreign ministers and defense ministers of China and Cambodia under the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism.

During the meeting, Hun Sen told Wang that China's support and cooperation are Cambodia's greatest source of confidence in achieving development and maintaining security.

He expressed Cambodia's willingness to strengthen strategic communication and cooperation with China, safeguard political security, and enhance economic resilience.

Hun Sen added that Cambodia is determined to fight online gambling and telecom fraud to the end and is willing to continue close cooperation with China in this regard.

For his part, Wang said that during Wednesday's meeting, both sides agreed to firmly support each other in safeguarding their core interests, deepen all-round cooperation, strengthen law enforcement and defense cooperation, and enhance multilateral coordination.

He believed that the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism would effectively enhance mutual strategic trust.

Wang expressed China's willingness to maintain high-level exchanges, expand pragmatic cooperation, and strengthen political security and law enforcement collaboration with Cambodia.

The two sides also exchanged in-depth views on major international and regional situations.