Mao Zedong: China Cambodia and Hun Sen

mao zedong: Over the past 25 years, friendly relations between the two countries, based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and mutual benefit, have witnessed remarkable progress and cooperation has been deepening in various areas, according to Global Times China. In 2010, China and Cambodia established a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, an upgraded version of bilateral ties. Hun Sen said China and Cambodia have enjoyed a traditional friendship that was cultivated by late Cambodian King Father Norodom Sihanouk, Mao Zedong , Zhou Enlai and other Chinese leaders of previous generations. In 2014, the two countries set up an intergovernmental coordinating committee and have successfully held three coordinating meetings resulting in important achievements. He noted that high-level leaders of China and Cambodia have maintained close contacts and exchanged visits in recent years, a reflection of their close relations, and that the two sides will continue to work together through a number of international bodies, including the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Europe Meeting and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation group. Now the two sides are actively preparing for the fourth meeting, which is scheduled for the end of 2016 or early 2017 in Cambodia, Hun said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.