Khmer Circle រង្វង់ខ្មែរ: Cambodia expands military ties with China

Monday, 9 November 2015

Cambodia expands military ties with China

Cambodia expands military ties with China
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
08 November 2015

Cambodia and China have agreed to expand ties based on Chinese military assistance and transfers of defence equipment and related military technologies.

The agreement was reached in meetings in Phnom Penh on 6 November between Cambodia defence minister Tea Banh and his visiting counterpart Chang Wanquan.

The Cambodian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that China has agreed to provide Cambodia with a military assistance package - the value of which was not disclosed - to boost the capability of the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces (RCAF).

Banh added that Chinese defence equipment recently acquired by the RCAF included man-portable surface-to-air missile system (MANPADS) and that additional materiel is required in order to support Cambodia's efforts to secure its territory.

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