Forum stresses Cambodia-China cooperation framework

PHNOM PENH — A high-level think tank forum opened on Monday in Phnom Penh with a focus on deepening Cambodia-China "Diamond Cooperation Framework" toward building a Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era.

Co-hosted by the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the two-day forum was convened in the Cambodian capital on Monday and in the cultural province of Siem Reap on Tuesday.

Zhen Zhanmin, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said China and Cambodia are ironclad friends who share weal and woe and help each other, and their relations have maintained a high level of development for a long time.