On September 16, 2025, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Council for the Development of Cambodia First Vice-Chairman and Cambodian Co-Chair of the Cambodia–China Intergovernmental Coordination Committee Sun Chanthol met Wang Yi in Beijing. Wang is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, director of its Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and foreign minister.
The Cambodian delegation included Ambassador to China សឿង រដ្ឋចាវី, Commerce Minister ចម និម្មល, Public Works and Transport Minister ប៉េង ពោធិ៍នា and CDC Secretary-General គង់ វិមាន.
They discussed stronger cooperation in infrastructure, investment, trade, agriculture, industry, health, culture and technology under the Diamond Cooperation framework.
Projects discussed included the Funan Techo Canal, National Road 3 from Kampot to វាលរេញ, National Road 7 from រមាត to ត្រពាំងគ្រៀល and wastewater treatment. They also discussed using the Cambodia–China Free Trade Agreement to expand fish and rice exports.
Sun Chanthol thanked Wang Yi for making time for the meeting despite his busy schedule ahead of a visit to Europe, saying this reflected China’s attention to bilateral cooperation.
Wang Yi commended the achievements of Diamond Cooperation and expressed willingness to deepen practical cooperation and promote shared development.
Sun Chanthol also congratulated China on successfully hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Plus summit and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Sun Chanthol said Chinese investment in Cambodia increased from less than US$500 million in 2012 to about US$3.4 billion in 2024. Of Cambodia’s 57 special economic zones, 11 were Chinese-invested. There were more than 400 Chinese investment projects from 2020 through July 2025, while the CDC approved a total of 491 projects in the first eight months of 2025.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television
