To please the People's Republic of China, Hun Sen's regime benefactor....

Cambodia rejects Taiwan's bid to open business representative office

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government has reiterated its rejection of the so-called Taiwan External Trade Development Council's request to open a business representative office in Cambodia, local newspaper the Deum Ampil reported on Wednesday.

The council plans to open a branch in Cambodia and a number of other countries in Asia to seek new markets for Taiwanese businesses, according to the reports of Channel News Asia (CNA) on Monday.

The attempt to reopen a business representative office is impossible, said Om Yentieng, advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

A Taiwanese business representative office was opened in 1993 in Cambodia but closed following factional fighting in 1997.

The Taiwan business council also plans to organize a delegation visit to promote business ties with both Cambodia and Myanmar, according to CNA.

Some 1,000 Taiwanese investors do business here, mainly in the garment sector, said Om Yentieng, adding that five shoemaking factories in Cambodia are owned by Taiwanese investors, with each employing around 8,000 to 10,000 Cambodian workers.

The Cambodian government consistently supports China's One-China policy and in July last year announced its opposition to Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations.

"There is only one China in the world, namely the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan is an integral part of China," Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong told Xinhua at the time.

For a fistful of Yuans: We respect the sovereignty of our "friends" ... even though we used to call them "evil" in the past

September 06, 2007
Cambodia's ruling party reiterates support for one-China policy

The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on Wednesday in Phnom Penh issued a statement to reiterate its adherence to the one-China policy and said no to the Taiwan authority's efforts to re-open its representative office in Cambodia.

"For the last many years, we have noticed that there were many efforts by Taiwan to re-open its representative office in Cambodia. All these efforts didn't effect, because the Royal Government of Cambodia, which is led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, has always strictly respected the one-China policy and CPP also adheres to the same stance," said the statement.

CPP's stance is based on the principle of sovereignty, said the statement, adding that "we respect the sovereignty of our friends, our friends will also respect our sovereignty. The respect of our friends' sovereignty is as precious as the respect of our own sovereignty."

The principle of one-China policy can't be discussed, bargained and exchanged and it is the principle that we can't walk back from, it said.

"CPP would like to reiterate the stance that we accept the one-China policy only. We only recognize the People's Republic of China, which has official diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Cambodia and wide-ranging relations in other sectors," it said.

While CPP is still in power, Cambodia will strictly respect the one-China policy and will not allow any presence of representative office of Taiwan in Cambodia, it said.

"We can only accept the presence of Taiwanese business people and investors in their private capacities," it added.

Source: Xinhua

From "the evil China" to only in the "One China Policy" we trust: CPP

Chea Sim rejects Taiwan diplomatic representation in Cambodia

05-09-2007
By Kong Sothanarith
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr

The CPP boss today reaffirms his support for the “One China Policy.”

Today, the CPP reaffirmed that it would not allow “that a representative office of Taiwan sees the daylight in Cambodia as long as he is in power.” “The One China Policy which we adhere to, is not negotiable, nor can it be sold. It’s a policy that we cannot revisit. We only accept individual Taiwanese businessmen and investors. The CPP reaffirms its position: we recognize One China only, the People’s Republic of China, with which we maintain tight relationships. As long as the CPP holds power, there will be no representative office of Taiwan in Cambodia,” Chea Sim, the CPP boss, insisted. In a televised communiqué, Chea Sim stressed that the CPP noted “that there will always be attempts made to set up this (Taiwan representation) office in the kingdom, and this since several years ago.” Without criticizing directly this position (by the CPP), opposition leader Sam Rainsy is pointing to neighboring countries as example to the CPP: “in Thailand and in Vietnam, the Taiwanese were able to open representation offices.” “This is not only a political issue. We must also take into consideration the economic interest of our citizens,” Sam Rainsy indicated outside of the plenary session of the National Assembly. Cambodia recently declared that it would not support Taiwan’s attempt to obtain a UN seat. China said that it stands ready to take military action if Taiwan were to declare its autonomy one day.