Cambodia, China Mark 77th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China

PHNOM PENH — Sept. 22, 2026: Cambodian and Chinese officials have exchanged messages celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, reaffirming the two countries' "ironclad friendship" and comprehensive strategic partnership.

General TEA Banh, in a message posted to social media, said the traditional Cambodia-China friendship has been nurtured and carefully maintained by the top leaders of both countries. In recent years, he said, the two nations have agreed to build a high-quality, high-level and high-standard Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era, with continued strengthening of strategic mutual trust, fruitful practical cooperation, more frequent people-to-people exchanges and closer multilateral coordination.

He described this as creating a new model of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind, and expressed hope that the "diamond" friendship and cooperation and the comprehensive strategic partnership will continue to grow and deliver more tangible benefits to the governments, armed forces and peoples of both countries.

In separate messages, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin said China and Cambodia are true friends sharing weal and woe and good partners with mutual trust. "Our ironclad friendship has only grown stronger over time," he said, adding that China firmly supports Cambodia in pursuing a development path it chooses independently and remains the most trusted partner during Cambodia's development.

The Ambassador also said Cambodia possesses immense development potential and broad prospects. He said China stands ready to work with Cambodia to implement the strategic consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, continuously enrich the "Diamond Hexagon" cooperation framework, and steadily advance the "Fish and Rice Corridor" and the "Industrial Corridor."

He said the goal is to build the China-Cambodia relationship into a model and exemplar of a community with a shared future for mankind, and to work hand in hand toward the great rejuvenation of both the Chinese and Khmer nations.

Source: General TEA Banh;

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Wang Wenbin, Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

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Reported by The Khmer Today