Chinese initiative will benefit all participants

Aun Pornmonir oth, Cambodian finance minister

focuses on specialized crops, aquatic and animal products, as well as food processing, agricultural inspection and quarantine, he said.

Cambodia will benefit from this initiative through increasing trade and investment with China and other countries, he said. “China will be a key market for Cambodia’s export diversification and investment programs.”

The minister also said that China has put great emphasis on people-to-people relationship to enhance friendship with Cambodia.

“We are looking to China not only for financing and investment flows, but also to bring in management skills, technical knowledge and skills knowledge and new technologies, particularly in the area of infrastructure development,” he said. “In other words, we believe China should be a knowledge provider.”

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