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Carl Robinson's avatar

Firstly, Rafaele is French not Israeli—and if it was, do you think Indonesia would be interested? Also, no mention of Vietnam—the region’s most strategically autonomous actor vis-à-vis China. And, finally, US has already thrown it lot into the Philippines.

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John Berthelsen's avatar

Thanks, corrected --Eds.

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leonid breshnev's avatar

Greetings from Cambodia where i live as an Expat since 20 years. China has been a real Partner in developing the country's Infrastructure, Manufacturing Base in mostly chinese owned facctories and a solid friend to keep the ever bullying Hegemon with it's Regime Change Agenda at bay. Contrary to South Korea, Japan, Germany and mostl recently Philippines Cambodia is a truly soveeign country while the others are pure Vassal States that must obey. I'm not a Khmer but i am as pro-Cambodia Patriot as i can be. The Leadership here, often labeled a Dictatorship in the West has proven to walk the tightrope between the global Power Blocks (exporting over 75pct of all Exports to the US while getting punished by US Tariffs which in essence forced Cambodia to reduce it's import from the US Tariffs to zero while the US maintained a 19pct Tariff of all Exports to the US from Cambodia. Not that the EU was any different. When political Arsonist opposition Leader Sam Rainsy got the red carpet at the EU Parliament (by the Greens) for his Regime Change speech the EU was quick to cancel the EBA 'Everything but Arms" favorite trading agreement forcing thousands of Khmer Workers out of their jobs.

Since the new Border issues between Thailand and Cambodia surfaced in 2025 the only real aid to stop the Madness was coming from China. The border issues are not yet completely solved but at least the Guns have stopped shooting.

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Pleiades's avatar

Cambodia is a tiny and useless client state of China's. Wishing it were otherwise is pure delusion.

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David McGarry's avatar

I wouldn't quite go that far, but it is definitely becoming more and more of a Chinese vassal with each passing year.

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Tony Chopkoski's avatar

Zonkers, the best comedy since Mao bit off his little toe in a fit a rage when learned they had paved the route of his Great March. Useless to dramatize anything more when push comes to shove. BTW, the writer's English is a bit stiff...right out of the closet!

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Pleiades's avatar

Criticising the writer's English when your own effort is a barely legible word salad of non-sequiturs and arrant BS.... 🤡🙄 Dunning-Kruger in full effect 🤣

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Tony Chopkoski's avatar

Bet you thought that out for hours and then licked your lips....into a frenzy. My hottentot girl...

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