Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Chinese Aid Raises Warnings on Rights

Chea Sim and Hun Sen laughing (Darren Whiteside, Photo: Reuters)
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC
Tuesday, 04 May 2010

China has pledged to provide military aid, including more than 250 trucks, exceeding an aid package scrapped by the US earlier this year after Cambodia expelled a group of Muslim Uighur asylum seekers.
Political analysts warn that such aid can embolden Cambodia to ignore its international obligations on rights issues.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong announced the $14 million aid package, which includes 257 trucks and 50,000 uniforms, on his return from the Shanghai World Expo, where he accompanied Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen met with Chinese President Hu Jintao and, Xinhua reported, “extended gratitude to China for the unselfish assistance to Cambodia in its social and economic development.”
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