Hun Sen endorses ‘One China’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting Beijing’s One China policy during a meeting with a Chinese official, a stance one expert called “obsequious”. State-run media outlet AKP quoted Kao Kim Hourn, an official attached to the Prime Minister in charge of foreign affairs, as saying the premiere had on Friday “reiterated the Kingdom’s irreversible stance” during a meeting with Sun Chunlan, a member of the Communist Party of China’s central committee. Kim Hourn said he was unable to answer questions when reached on April 9. According to a summary of the meeting posted on the premier’s Facebook page, Hun Sen thanked China for its contributions to the development of the Kingdom, and said China’s aid supported the country’s “political sovereignty”.
