Written speech arriving at Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia

(Phone, April 17, 2025)

President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China

  It is very happy to pay another state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. This visit coincides with the traditional Cambodian New Year. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, I would like to extend my best New Year greetings to my brother Cambodian government and the Cambodian people.

  Cambodia is an ancient civilization with a long history. The hardworking and wise Cambodian people have created a brilliant Khmer civilization and made important contributions to the progress of human civilization. In recent years, Cambodia has vigorously implemented the "Pentagon Strategy", with rapid economic growth and continuous improvement in people's livelihood. I believe that under the protection of His Majesty King Sihamoni and under the leadership of the Cambodian government headed by Prime Minister Honmanai, the Cambodian people will surely achieve new and greater achievements in the cause of national construction.

  China-Cambodia relations were created and carefully cultivated by the older generation of leaders of the two countries. They have withstood the test of international changes and have always been as solid as a rock. The two countries took the lead in building a bilateral community with a shared future, took the lead in carrying out cooperation in jointly building the "Belt and Road", supported each other in the cause of maintaining the stability of their respective countries and promoting development and prosperity, united and cooperated in the struggle to defend international fairness and justice, set an example for building a new type of international relations, and contributed to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

  China regards Cambodia as a key direction for neighboring diplomacy and firmly supports Cambodia to maintain strategic independence and follow a development path that conforms to its own national conditions. I look forward to meeting and talks with King Sihamoni, Queen Mother Monile, Prince Hun Sen, and Prime Minister Hun Manai, to share friendship and seek common development, and to continuously enrich the "Diamond Six-Side" cooperation structure of China-Cambodia, deepen higher levels of political mutual trust, higher quality mutually beneficial cooperation, higher level of security guarantee, higher frequency of cultural exchanges, and higher standards of strategic cooperation, bring more welfare to the people of the two countries and contribute more positive energy to regional and even world peace and stability.

[Editor in charge: Wang Di]