On November 11, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong, upon invitation, attended the reception for the 71st anniversary of Cambodia's independence hosted by the Cambodian Embassy in China.

Chen Xiaodong congratulated Cambodia on its 71st anniversary of independence. He said that under the guidance of the leaders of both countries, solid progress has been made in the building of the China-Cambodia community with a shared future, and the China-Cambodia ironclad friendship is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. China is ready to work with Cambodia to follow through on the common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, strengthen practical cooperation in various fields and push for positive progress in China-Cambodia comprehensive strategic cooperation, so as to bring greater benefits to the two peoples.

Cambodian Ambassador to China SOEUNG Rathchavy said that Cambodia and China enjoy a time-honored and indestructible friendship. Cambodia firmly follows the one-China principle, supports the Belt and Road Initiative as well as the three major global initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping, and deeply admires the achievements of the Chinese path to modernization. Cambodia is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with China, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, deepen and substantiate the building of the Cambodia-China community with a shared future and provide impetus for each other's modernization.