Cambodia celebrated the 10th anniversary of the China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), highlighting its great contributions to the kingdom’s socioeconomic development and poverty reduction.
Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian, attended the celebration event, which was held at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project of the BRI.
Samdech said under the BRI, many mega-projects, including roads, bridges, ports, power plants, expressways, special economic zones, airports, and stadium have been carried out in Cambodia.
“The BRI has greatly benefited not only Cambodia, but also ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) as well as other participating countries,” he told the event with more than 24,000 workers from 175 factories in the SSEZ.
At the event, Hun Sen also officially inaugurated the 300-million-U.S.-dollar General Tire Technology (Cambodia) plant, a subsidiary of Chinese tire maker Jiangsu General Science Technology and a newcomer to the SSEZ. (Xinhua/NAN)
