On the evening of July 27, China’s embassy in Cambodia held a reception in Phnom Penh to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. Tea Banh, Supreme Privy Councillor to Cambodia’s King, Vong Pisen, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and military representatives from both countries attended.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin said he was pleased to celebrate the PLA’s 99th anniversary with Cambodian leaders and military representatives. He said China and Cambodia and their armed forces had always maintained traditional friendship, and their ‘ironclad friendship’ was unbreakable, with both sides continuing to deepen friendly exchanges and practical cooperation and advance relations between their armed forces.
Wang said the comprehensive strategic partnership had continued to deepen under the strategic guidance of both countries’ leaders. Exchanges and cooperation between the armed forces had produced substantial results across different fields, contributing to regional peace and stability and the two countries’ common development.
On behalf of Cambodia, Tea Banh warmly congratulated the PLA on its 99th anniversary and praised traditional Cambodia–China friendship. He said Cambodia was willing to work with China to consolidate their ‘ironclad friendship’, deepen the ‘Diamond Hexagon’ cooperation framework and comprehensive strategic partnership, and achieve further progress in military exchanges and cooperation for the benefit of both countries and their peoples.
In a warm atmosphere, the two sides reviewed the achievements of their long-standing friendship and cooperation and expressed their intention to strengthen strategic communication, deepen cooperation in various fields and advance the building of a China–Cambodia community with a shared future.
