What will Hun Xen choose? "US with Vietnam" or "China with Money"?

Clinton, China Visits Show Need for Neutrality: Analysts

Men Kimseng & Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Thursday, 04 November 2010

“In trade and other issues, I think Cambodia needs friendships with the West and the East.”

With senior-level visits from both the US and China this week, political analysts say Cambodia is rightly pursuing a neutral foreign policy between both powerful countries.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an official visit to Cambodia on Monday, followed by the arrival of Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.

Both visits reflect growing attention on Cambodia in international politics, observers said this week.

“In trade and other issues, I think Cambodia needs friendships with the West and the East,” independent political analyst Chea Vannath told VOA Khmer following Clinton’s departure.