On the morning of September 16, 2025, during his visit to Nanning for the opening of the 22nd China–ASEAN Expo, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers Vongsey Vissoth met Wei Tao, chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Wei thanked Vongsey Vissoth and the Cambodian delegation for attending and said the deputy prime minister’s second appearance demonstrated Cambodia’s commitment to China–ASEAN cooperation. He described China and Cambodia as ironclad friends that had shared good and difficult times and were strengthening a community with a shared future in the new era.
Vongsey Vissoth said Cambodian leaders attended the expo each year, and this was his second visit as Prime Minister Hun Manet’s high-level representative. He praised Guangxi’s successful hosting of the expo and its role as an important centre for China–ASEAN cooperation.
He welcomed growth in Cambodia–China trade, which exceeded US$15.189 billion in 2024, including around US$1 billion in trade between Cambodia and Guangxi. Cambodian exports to China nevertheless remained small relative to Chinese exports to Cambodia.
He therefore asked China to import more key Cambodian products, including cashews, cassava, animal feed, meat, fish and food products, to meet market demand and expand exports to China.
The two sides also discussed stronger cooperation in industry, agriculture, education, medicine, energy, digital technology and tourism. The deputy prime minister visited the China–ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Innovation Centre and met Chinese private businesses to discuss new investment opportunities in Cambodia.
By Sihanoukville Provincial Television
