asia.nikkei.com

Xi Jinping expected to visit Cambodia this month to cement ties

![20250401 Manet and Xi 2](https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fcms-image-bucket-production-ap-northeast-1-a7d2.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2F9%2F1%2F3%2F8%2F49268319-1-eng-GB%2F2024-10-09T050242Z_1674782096_RC2SGAALE9HP_RTRMADP_3_ASEAN-LAOS.jpg?width=780&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, is expected to reset bilateral relations during a predicted visit to Cambodia this month, where he is set to meet Prime Minister Hun Manet, left. (Photos by Reuters)

ANTON DELGADO

PHNOM PENH -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Cambodia this month as part of a trip to Southeast Asia, according to three sources, for a visit that will cast a light on China's response to the U.S. government's massive cuts to its aid program, as well as new and pending promises from Beijing.

In a flurry of bilateral activity last month, China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong and Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying visited Phnom Penh for high-level meetings with the Cambodian government.

Read full news in source page