(Phnom Penh): On the morning of Wednesday, 11 July 2024, at the Ministry of Commerce, His Excellency SOK Darith, Advisor and Deputy Director of the General Department of Trade Promotion, received a courtesy call from Mr. Chen Xiangdong, Chairman of the Yueqing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, Zhejiang Province of China, and his delegation, to promote bilateral trade cooperation between Cambodia and China, as well as expand the relationship between Yueqing and the Ministry of Commerce.|

In this meeting, His Excellency informed that Cambodia and China have enhanced bilateral ties from a steel friendship to a diamond friendship, with the governments of the two countries committed to jointly promoting the building of a Cambodia-China community with a shared future and promoting increased bilateral trade to another level under the Cambodia-China Bilateral Free Trade Agreement.

Seizing this opportunity, His Excellency added that Cambodia has many Chinese businessmen and investors operating in almost all sectors, including infrastructure, factories, industry, agriculture, tourism, and services. Additionally, His Excellency informed that the General Department of Trade Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce has various forms of cooperation with China, including trade fairs in Nanning and other cities in China, the Cambodian Private Commercial Center, the establishment of a Cambodia-China industrial park, business forums, trade meetings, and trade promotion.