China provided US$100,000 in cash assistance to the Preah Vihear Provincial Administration to improve living conditions for people displaced by the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, expressing hope that residents could soon return home. Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin and Preah Vihear Governor គីម រិទ្ធី attended the handover on September 27. Wang wrote on his official Facebook page that he hoped life along the border would soon return to normal and that China would continue working toward that goal. In early August, China had also provided US$100,000 through its embassy to displaced people sheltering at វត្តភ្នំថ្មកំបោរ in Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey, to improve living conditions after the ambassador visited sites and camps affected by five days of border fighting. In early September, during a bilateral meeting between Cambodia’s prime minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China, China announced approximately US$3 million to assist Cambodian border-conflict victims living in displacement camps, particularly to restore infrastructure affected by Thai shelling.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television. By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
