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Prime Minister Hun Manet meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus Summit in Tianjin, China on August 30, 2025. (Photo: Hun Manet’s Facebook)

China Pours in $2.8M Aid for Border Affected Families, Reiterates Support for Cambodia to be Self-reliant

China has granted Cambodia 20 million yuan (approximately $2.8 million) humanitarian aid, while reiterating its pledge of “ironclad support” for Cambodia’s sovereignty and developing “self-reliance”. In the midst, analysts caution Beijing’s growing financial footprint—dominated by infrastructure and investment projects—in the country, and issues of debt, transparency and long-term independence.