{"asset":"news","key":"4211","locale":"en","id":"news:4211:en","entityId":"news:4211","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/4211","state":"ready","title":"Sun Chanthol on Chen Zhi extradition decision: Cambodia is not walking a US–China tightrope","summary":"Sun Chanthol said in a January 8 interview that the decision to extradite Chen Zhi to China was based on sufficient evidence and the law. He stressed that Cambodia’s decisions served its national interests rather than choosing sides.","body":"Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol said in an interview with US media on January 8 that the authorities had decided to extradite Chen Zhi to China. He said the action was a lawful decision based on sufficient evidence, but did not elaborate on why China rather than the United States had been chosen as the destination.\nSun Chanthol stressed that Cambodia could not afford to choose sides in international affairs and that all decisions were guided by its national interests. He said: “We are not walking a tightrope between China and the United States. We follow Cambodia’s path, putting Cambodia’s interests first in everything.”\nCompiled by this station.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"15541","languageVersionId":"12174","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.LvNYX6YM-itcL1Xw5z9CQVXRI3NeX9x8YVZBB2z849Y"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"172","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-01-10T02:07:47Z"}