China cherishes the China-Cambodia friendship cultivated by the older generation of leaders of the two countries and is committed to carrying it forward alongside Cambodia, making the relationship a model for China's relations with its neighboring countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, who accompanied Cambodian People's Party (CPP) President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen on his visit to China in Beijing.
China highly appreciates Cambodia's active support for the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity and the four global initiatives. China is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with Cambodia in international and regional affairs, safeguard the common interests of the Global South, and contribute to promoting peace and development in the region and around the world, Wang added.
Sokhonn said that Cambodia attaches great importance to developing relations with China, and is willing to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, enhance high-level exchanges, deepen strategic mutual trust, promote unity and cooperation, and jointly safeguard multilateralism and the basic norms governing international relations.
Chanthol said that Cambodia looks forward to working with China to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure and other fields, adding Cambodia welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in the country and will spare no effort to create a safe and friendly business environment.
China willing to continue to carry forward China-Cambodia friendship: Chinese FM
The fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) concluded in Beijing on Friday, with stronger exhibitor commitment for next year's event highlighted on its final day, underscoring growing confidence in the platform for international industrial cooperation.
A total of 115 Chinese and overseas companies and organizations have signed letters of intent to participate in the fifth CISCE, 10 more than the same stage last year.
The early commitments reflected exhibitors' confidence in the expo, which participants said has become an increasingly important platform for business cooperation amid a more uncertain global environment. "Given the importance [of trade between China and Mexico], we will certainly continue to participate in the fifth CISCE next year to create more business cooperation opportunities for our member companies," said Lu Hai, director of Public Affairs with the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in China (MEXCHAM).
The participants also said the expo's significance extends beyond commercial transactions, serving as a venue for dialog and long-term industrial collaboration.
"I think the greatest value of the CISCE does not lie in how many contracts are signed or agreements reached. Rather, it provides a platform for participants to exchange experience, share views on the future, and strengthen our resolve for openness, cooperation, and win-win outcomes," said Wang Kai, director of Industrial Research Center under the CNOOC Energy Economics Institute.
Organizers say the expo is evolving beyond a traditional exhibition into a year-round platform for industrial collaboration.
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the organizer of the expo, established an exhibitors' alliance last year to facilitate regular business matchmaking, policy briefings and industry exchanges, encouraging companies to build long-term supply chain partnerships rather than short-term exhibition deals.
Held in Beijing from Monday to Friday, this year's expo brought together more than 1,200 exhibitors from 85 countries, regions and international organizations, with overseas exhibitors accounting for more than 36 percent of the total.
More than 160 new products, technologies and solutions made their debut during the five-day event, alongside over 60 business exchange activities.
China supply chain expo wraps up with strong exhibitor commitment for next edition
