Cambodian politics and foreign relations, including Beijing and Washington.
Following up on his pre-election enthusiasm for the Republican candidate, Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on his election win on November 9. In the wake of the October 13-14 visit of China's President Xi Jinping to Cambodia, this is adding to media speculation about what Trump's policy towards South-east Asia might be, and how it might affect Cambodian domestic politics and the dynamics of the Beijing-Phnom Penh relationship.
Western calls are unlikely to be the catalyst for improvements in Cambodian human rights and democracy.
The Cambodian People's Party will leverage Chinese development aid to try to gain electoral advantage.
Cambodia's opposition could suffer electorally because of operating constraints.
