Chheang Vannarith, executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace. (Photo: By Soeung Sophat, VOA Khmer) |
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, D.C Thursday, 30 September 2010
“Cambodia should not lean toward any side, so that it can absorb the benefits from both the US and China. We cannot take one or the other.”
Cambodia stands to benefit from the growing interest from major powers like the US and China, but to do that, it must remain neutral, a leading Cambodian analyst said Monday.
“For a small country like Cambodia, we have to adhere to a neutral foreign policy,” Chheang Vannarith, executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, said, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”
“Cambodia should not lean toward any side, so that it can absorb the benefits from both the US and China,” he said. “We cannot take one or the other.”
While staying neutral can be a challenge, he said, Cambodia can benefit from the backing of Asean. The US has shown interest in the region as a whole, he said, and the Southeast Asian states should stick together.
“Asean should act as one voice, so it can put Asean in the middle way,” he said. “If Asean is weak, Asean can be split up, with one bloc of Asean supporting the US and another going to China. With this scenario, I don't think our region can maintain stability and development.”
The US has begun reaching out toward Asean, whose leaders met with President Barack Obama last week. Meanwhile, Cambodia has maintained a strong relationship with China, which has proved a major investor and donor.
Chheang Vannarith said Cambodia and Asean both must strengthen their human rights records to make the best of US relations.
8 comments:
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Congrats Vannarith....!
Congrats all younger Khmers...!
Congrats all your wisdom and contribution...
We need more youth power to make a change.
Wisdom Power:Three things can't be long hidden! The Sun,The Moon and the Thruth.
The Thruth is Doing thing right or Doing the right thing,Right Understanding,Right Though,Right
View,Right Mindfulness,Right Concentration and Right Actions'Kamma.
Good Luck
ត្រឹមត្រូវហើយ ចំពោះកម្ពុជាតូចមួយនេះ យើងត្រូវដើរឲ្យត្រង់តាមមាគ៌ាអព្យាក្រិត។ កុំចាក់ខែវ ដូចស្តេចតាសីហនុ ។ គាត់នាំស្រុកខ្មែរ ឲ្យរលាយហើយ នៅមិនព្រមទទួលខុសទៀត។
I agree with him 100 %
it all good as long as Vietnam STOP STIRRING CAMBODIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIR AND STOP STEALING OUR LAND AND STOP THE DAME ILLEGAL VIETNAM IMMIGRANTS ENTER CAMBODIA.
WE WANT VIETNAM TO RESPECT CAMBODIA
WE WANT VIETNAM TO STOP THINKING ABOUT CAMBODIA LAND IS VIETNAM'S LAND. IT AINT HAPPENS.
THIS VIET THING IS SOME HOW IS NOT HUMAN A BRAIN - THEY ARE A BEAST.
A small Cambodia is between two richest and powerful countries in the world,the USA and China.The one is the free world,the other is communist.Would the tiny state as Khmer want to be like Israel or Switzerland? The Cambodia had learned about the USA in Lon Nol regime and China in Pol Pot Khmer Rouge.The China will swallow Vietnam,Laos,and Cambodia as whole.Will China obey the rule of laws of the world ? Will these two giant richest countries just make business in this area ? Wait and see the next few years.
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