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How to avoid a horrible deal in Hanoi

PacNet #13 – How to avoid a horrible deal in Hanoi

Op-Ed: Pacific Forum

February 22, 2019

Ahead of a second summit next week with Kim Jong Un, President Trump declared that he is in “no rush whatsoever” on North Korean denuclearization.  Anxiety is running high in Washington, and some observers viewed the comment as acceptance of a draconian, nuclear-armed dictatorship.  The president might make everyone safer if he can manage his instinct to embrace the big, splashy deal with North Korea.  Here’s a modest proposal to help.

If Trump’s latest pronouncement was intended to manage expectations, rather than to declare a significant policy change on the eve of negotiations, that could be a good thing.  It’s not too late for the president to take a more dispassionate and realistic view of diplomacy.


A poster featuring the upcoming second summit between the US and North Korea is seen at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo11: Luong Thai Linh, EPA-EFE) . Courtesy: usatoday.com, the meeting will be held Feb. 27-28, 2019

Heading into Hanoi, arguably the biggest risk is that Trump will strike a terrible deal.  Critics worry the president will offer new giveaways, like the surprising suspension of military exercises with South Korea that followed his first meeting with Kim.  A dangerous outcome is more likely if Washington makes the upcoming negotiations about “all-or nothing” ultimatums – and corresponding, overly-generous concessions.

The long journey toward a fully-verified denuclearization can only begin with careful, measured steps, not unrealistic, near-term demands.  As the International Crisis Group has suggested, unverifiable leaps of faith will play into the hands of administration hawks and likely frustrate any chance of a historic agreement.

There was nothing prudent about the first summit last June, a bizarre spectacle draped in flags and bunting and lacking in strategy or substance.  Since Singapore, the president’s diplomacy has been unfocused and inept, reflecting internal divisions between the commander-in-chief and his advisers. Yet, as prospects solidified for another leaders’ meeting, the mood has grown more serious and, dare we say, conducive to progress.

Kim’s annual New Year’s speech pledged not to produce, test, use or proliferate nuclear weapons.  He finally named a special envoy to meet US counterpart Steve Biegun. After consulting with leading North Korea and nonproliferation experts, the veteran national security official recently delivered a detailed and forward-leaning diplomatic vision at Stanford University.

Before traveling to Pyongyang this month for negotiations, Biegun shared the significant tidbit that Kim committed to destroy North Korea’s nuclear fuel-making facilities for unspecified corresponding measures. North Korea watchers think the leadership may be willing to verifiably destroy some or all of the Yongbyon facility known to make the country’s atomic bomb fuel.  While not addressing suspected, covert uranium enrichment sites, a decision to put Pyongyang’s only known source of plutonium production on the table would be significant.

At the upcoming summit, the United States should also seek confirmation that North Korea is ready to end nuclear and missile tests, destroy related facilities, and halt its production of all types of bomb fuel. Kim will want something in return.  He is thought to be seeking a new relationship marked by the removal of sanctions and a peace treaty formally ending the Korean War. The US should be prepared to take limited but meaningful actions to build trust.  As Biegun put it, “change the trajectory of their policies by changing the trajectory of our own.”

US measures could include agreeing to a working group to arrive at an end-of-war declaration, announcing plans to launch a US liaison office in Pyongyang, and supporting the re-opening of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, an inter-Korean venture north of the demilitarized zone.  Such steps should be supplemented by greater people-to-people and cultural exchanges, which Americans have supported for generations with past adversaries, and carefully monitored humanitarian assistance to the long-suffering North Korean people. These kinds of calibrated moves reflect the reality that the countries have not been in a shooting war since 1953, allow for a circumscribed diplomatic channel to probe intentions and communicate better, and acknowledge a South Korean ally – whose own reconciliation with Pyongyang has been proceeding more swiftly – without materially weakening US-led international sanctions or harming military alliances with Seoul and Tokyo. They present tantalizing hints of a new beginning for North Korea, while preserving US leverage for what promises to be a protracted negotiation.

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Posted by: | Posted on: February 22, 2019

Fresh News and the Future of the Fourth Estate in Cambodia

OP-ED: CODASTORY, AUTHORITARIAN TECH

“The slow eradication of the fourth estate by Hun Sen has left a cabal of state-owned, state-run and state-influenced media outlets. Fresh News is a symptom of that environment. ដំណើរកំចាត់យ៉ាងយឺតៗនៃអំណាចទី៤ដោយលោកហ៊ុន-សែនបានរុញច្រានស្ងាត់ៗនូវបណ្តុំពត៌មានអោយទៅជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់រដ្ឋ ចាត់ចែងដោយរដ្ឋ និងរដ្ឋមានឥទ្ធិពលពីលើ។ ហ្វ្រេសនូសគឺជារោគសញ្ញាផុសឡើងក្នុងបរិដ្ឋាននោះ”

Fresh News and the Future of the Fourth Estate in Cambodia

In the Cambodian government’s ongoing war on the media, a website called Fresh News has become one of the country’s most useful sources of political misinformation and propaganda

When leading Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested shortly after midnight in September 2017, most media outlets were taken by surprise. Only Fresh News, a digital news provider with close ties to the government, was on hand to livestream the chaotic scenes which saw Sokha arrested at his home in an operation involving 100 armed police officers.

The arrest marked the culmination of a months-long smear campaign by Fresh News against Sokha, president of the now dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Fresh News had linked Sokha to an American-backed conspiracy to overthrow prime minister Hun Sen’s Cambodia People’s Party, which has led the country for more than three decades.

After Sokha was arrested, Fresh News continued its critical coverage with articles like “Why was Kem Sokha arrested? Listen to his confession of treason!” The story contained a link to a 2013 video of Sokha thanking the US for political support and detailing strategies for democratic change. The government claimed Sokha’s comments qualified as a “red-handed” crime, allowing Sokha to be stripped of his parliamentary immunity.

The rise to prominence of Fresh News as a key player in Cambodia’s authoritarian landscape has arrived amidst an unprecedented crackdown on free press and civil society which has reduced the country’s once-robust media to rubble. The fiercely critical Cambodia Daily was shut down in 2017 over a disputed tax bill, publishing its final edition the day of Sokha’s arrest.

Then, last year, Cambodia’s oldest independent newspaper—the Phnom Penh Post—was bought by new owners with close ties to the government, who have enforced strict censorship guidelines. A slew of independent radio stations have also been shuttered, silencing crucial voices and forcing Radio Free Asia to abandon its operations in the country.

The government’s appreciation of the kind of journalism practiced by Fresh News appears to be considerable—Hun Sen has compared Fresh News to news organizations like Reuters.

Throughout the crackdown on traditional media, the digital-first Fresh News has become one of Hun Sen’s most useful instruments with an outsized influence over political misinformation and propaganda. Launched in 2014 with 20 journalists and described as a “bludgeon” by then-independent newspaper the Phnom Penh Post, Fresh News is now the country’s third most visited local site and has led the war against critics of the Cambodian government by spreading unfounded conspiracy theories, leaking private phone calls between opposition politicians, and even helping to give shape to anti-democratic policies.

The media organization, which now employs 200 people across its online, television, radio, Facebook and YouTube platforms, is regularly granted exclusive interviews with high-ranking government officials, including Hun Sen, who almost never give interviews to other outlets. In Khmer, English, and Chinese, Fresh News has become the state’s third arm in an ongoing campaign of media repression.

The government’s appreciation of the kind of journalism practiced by Fresh News appears to be considerable—Hun Sen has compared Fresh News to news organizations like Reuters. “Fresh News now is not only being watched in the country but also abroad, and we also have a quick information system that is no worse than AFP, UPI, AP or Reuters,” he said in a speech in September 2017, days after Sokha’s arrest.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan told the Phnom Penh Post that Fresh News is “a space for the government to share the news”, and said that the platform receives its information directly from government sources.

The success of Fresh News can also be viewed in the light of criticism of investigative journalism in a number of other countries across the world. Just as President Donald Trump has described CNN as “fake news” while giving access to broadcasters like Fox News, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called news website Rappler Inc. a “fake news outlet”, Hun Sen has asked local and international journalists to tackle “fake news” under the pretext of preserving national security. “Even the countries that claim to respect freedom of speech are concerned about cybercrimes,” he said recently. “Some countries which are regarded as [fathers of democracy] have laws to prevent and punish fake news [perpetrators].”

Exclusives and Leaks

Pro-government since its launch, Fresh News took on a more active role in the summer of 2017, seemingly anticipating or even precipitating the government’s shift towards authoritarianism. Prior to Sokha’s arrest, the government shut down the National Democratic Institute, a US-funded pro-democracy organization that Fresh News claimed was also part of the plot to initiate a “color revolution” to topple the government like those in Eastern Europe and the Arab Spring. NDI was closed and its three foreign staff expelled, a decision that the government justified with materials leaked to Fresh News.

In January, three high-profile Cambodian activists were charged with “breach of trust” in a case widely seen as politically motivated. The men first found out about the charges against them when the court documents were published on Fresh News.

The documents originated from a meeting between NDI and the CNRP during which the groups discussed election campaign strategies. In its defense, NDI claimed they held similar training sessions with multiple parties, including Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). Further evidence of Fresh News’s close ties with the government emerged when the platform released photographs of all three foreign NDI staff, taken during their exit from Cambodia at Phnom Penh International Airport. USAID released a statement condemning the “deeply disappointing” decision, while a number of US Senators, including John McCain, also denounced the move.

The document leak was part of a pattern. In contrast to other Cambodian media, Fresh News benefits from exclusive and regular access to government documents, including court summonses and arrest warrants which are made available to the public on the platform. In January, three high-profile Cambodian activists were charged with “breach of trust” in a case widely seen as politically motivated. The men first found out about the charges against them when the court documents were published on Fresh News.

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Posted by: | Posted on: February 22, 2019

Global watchdog to put Cambodia on its money-laundering watchlist

Global watchdog to put Cambodia on its money-laundering watchlist

Op-Ed: Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A global money-laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), will place Cambodia on its watchlist on Friday because of concern it is highly vulnerable to money laundering, a high-level official with knowledge of the issue said.

The placing of Cambodia on the FATF’s “grey list”, to be announced in Paris, will likely curtail international financial, investment and trade flows to and from the Southeast Asian country.

The FATF is an inter-governmental organization that underpins the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

A spokesman for Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said he could not comment on the FATF issue and referred questions to the National Bank of Cambodia, which did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.

The expected listing comes as Cambodia faces the loss of preferential trade treatment from the European Union due to concerns over its human rights record.

Companies and individuals based in Cambodia could find it “tougher” to use the international financial system after the FATF move, said the senior official, who declined to be identified.

Cambodia’s inclusion on the list follows an FATF “mutual evaluation report” on its policies to counter money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF) conducted in 2017.

The report contained several damning findings and observations, including that no money-laundering case had ever been prosecuted in Cambodia.

Cambodia’s judicial system had “high levels of corruption”, the FATF said in the report, adding:

“Cambodia has made minimal use of financial intelligence in investigating ML/TF.”

The Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit did not supervise its booming casino and real estate sectors, long identified by organizations such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as highly exposed to money laundering by organized crime groups.

Cambodia had been removed from the FATF “grey list” in 2015, so the new listing would suggest it has been backsliding on efforts to counter money laundering.

CRITICISM

A more restricted financial environment comes as Cambodia is also facing the prospect of tougher trade conditions.

This month, the EU began a formal, 18-month process that could result in Cambodia losing its access to the EU’s “everything but arms” trade regime, which allows the world’s poor countries to sell goods, other than weapons, tariff-free into the 28-member bloc.

The EU warned Cambodia that it could lose the special status last year after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party won all of the seats in parliament in a general election.

The main opposition party was outlawed and its leader arrested before the vote.

Hun Sen’s government, who has ruled Cambodia since 1985, has also faced criticism for muzzling the media and free speech.

The EU is Cambodia’s largest trading partner, accounting for 45 percent of its exports in 2018. Clothing factories there employ about 700,000 workers, and garments are a large share of exports to the bloc worth some 4.9 billion euros.

According to the FATF, there are 11 countries on the list.

North Korea and Iran are listed under a tougher regime, known as the “black list”, which calls on states to take active countermeasures against them, including in the case of North Korea limiting or prohibiting financial transactions.

Reporting by Tom Allard, additional reporting by Prak Chan Thul in PHNOM PENH; Editing by Robert Birsel

Posted by: | Posted on: February 22, 2019

មេ​ចារកម្ម​អាមេរិក​បន្ត​ព្រមាន​ពី​លទ្ធភាព​នៃ​វត្តមាន​កងទ័ព​ចិន​នៅ​កម្ពុជា

មេ​ចារកម្ម​អាមេរិក​បន្ត​ព្រមាន​ពី​លទ្ធភាព​នៃ​វត្តមាន​កងទ័ព​ចិន​នៅ​កម្ពុជា

Op-Ed: VOA Khmer, 30 មករា 2019


រូបឯកសារ៖ ទីប្រឹក្សា​កងទ័ព​ចិន​មួយ​រូប​បំពាក់​​​សក្តិ​ដល់​​និស្សិត​នាយ​ទាហាន​​​ដែល​បាន​បញ្ចប់​ការ​សិក្សា​​ ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ពិធី​មួយ​នៅ​​វិទ្យាស្ថាន​កងទ័ព​ជើង​គោក​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ កាល​ពី​​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១២ ខែ​មីនា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៥។

 បោះពុម្ពភ្នំពេញ — មន្ត្រី​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​បង្អស់​នៃ​ស្ថាប័ន​ចារកម្ម​រដ្ឋ​របស់​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​ ​បាន​បន្ត​បង្ហាញ​ក្ដី​បារម្ភ​អំពី​លទ្ធភាព​ដែល​កងទ័ព​រំដោះប្រជាជន​ចិន​ ​អាច​មាន​វត្តមាន​ ​តាំងទី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ដោយ​បាន​ភ្ជាប់​លទ្ធភាព​នេះ​ទៅ​ដល់​ការ​គ្រប់គ្រង​អំណាច​ផ្ដាច់មុខ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា។​

​ក្នុង​របាយការណ៍​កម្រាស់​៤២ទំព័រ​ ​ចេញផ្សាយ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃអង្គារ​ ​ដែល​សំយោគ​ពី​ទិន្នន័យ​ប្រមូល​បាន​ពីទី​ភ្នាក់ងារ​ស៊ើបការណ៍​ទាំងអស់​របស់​អាមេរិក​ ​ក្នុង​ការ​ធ្វើ​ការវាយតម្លៃ​ ​ពី​កម្រិត​នៃ​ការ​គំរាម​កំហែង​ ​ដល់​សន្ដិ​សុខ​ជាតិ​អាមេរិក​ ​លោក​ ​Daniel Ray Coats​ ​នាយក​មន្ទីរ​ចារកម្ម​ជាតិ​អាមេរិកាំង​ ​បាន​ភ្ជាប់​អនុត្តរភាព​អំណាច​នយោបាយ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​របស់​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ ​និង​សិទ្ធិ​អំណាច​ក្នុង​ការ​កែប្រែ​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ។​

ចារបុរស​កំពូល​រូប​នេះ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ក្នុង​របាយការណ៍​ថា៖

«ការ​ធ្វើដំណើរ​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ឆ្ពោះទៅ​រក​ការដឹកនាំ​ផ្ដាច់ការ​ ​ដែល​អភិក្រម​ស្ដែង​ចេញ​តាមរយៈ​ការ​បន្ត​ស្ថិត​ក្នុង​អំណាច​របស់​គណបក្សប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ​និង​ការគ្រប់គ្រង​ទាំងស្រុង​របស់​គណបក្ស​មួយ​នេះ​ ​ទៅ​លើ​ស្ថាប័ន​នីតិ​ប្បញ្ញត្តិ​របស់​ជាតិ​ ​បាន​បើកផ្លូវ​[​នូវ​អំណាច​]​ធ្វើ​វិសោធនកម្ម​ណាមួយ​ ​ដែល​នៅ​ទីបំផុត​អាច​នាំ​ឱ្យ​មាន​វត្តមាន​យោធា​របស់​ចិន​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​មួយ​នេះ»។​

រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ​មាត្រា​៥៣​ ​បាន​ហាមប្រាម​មិន​ឱ្យ​មាន​វត្តមាន​នៃ​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​ទ័ព​បរទេស​លើទឹក​ដី​របស់​ខ្លួន​ឡើយ។​ ​ការ​កែប្រែ​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ​ ​ត្រូវការ​សំឡេង​គាំទ្រ​២ភាគ៣​ ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋសភា​ ​ដើម្បី​អនុម័ត​យល់ព្រម។​

បន្ទាប់​ពី​បាន​ធ្វើការ​រំលាយ​គណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ ​ដែល​ជា​បក្សជំទាស់​ធំ​បង្អស់​នៅក្នុង​ប្រទេស​ ​កម្ពុជា​បាន​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​នាំ​ឱ្យ​គណបក្សប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ​ទទួល​បាន​ជ័យជម្នះ​គ្រប់​គ្រង​អាស​នៈ​ទាំងអស់១២៥​នៅក្នុង​រដ្ឋសភា​ ​ដែល​លើស​ពី​តម្រូវការ​២ភាគ៣​នៃ​សំឡេង​សមាជិក​សភា​ ​អាច​ធ្វើ​វិសោធន​កម្ម​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ​ ​បាន​ដោយ​គ្មាន​ឧបសគ្គ​ ​ខណៈ​បក្ស​នេះ​ក៏​គ្រប់គ្រង​អាស​នៈ៥៨​/​៦២​ ​នៅ​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​ផង​ដែរ។​

បញ្ហា​នៃ​វត្តមាន​កងទ័ព​ចិន​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ដំបូង​កាលពី​ខែមេសា​ ​ឆ្នាំ២០១៨​កន្លង​ទៅ​ ​ដោយ​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​និង​សិក្សា​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​លើ​កិច្ចការ​ការពារ​ជាតិ​ ​(C4ADS)​ ​ដែល​បាន​ភ្ជាប់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ ​Union​ ​Development​ ​Group​ ​ដែល​ជា​វិនិយោគិន​លើ​សំណង់​ហេដ្ឋារចនា​សម្ព័ន្ធ​ជាប់​មាត់​សមុទ្រ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កោះកុង​របស់​ខ្មែរ​ ​ទៅ​នឹង​កងទ័ព​រំដោះប្រជាជន​ចិន។​

លោក​អនុ​ប្រធានាធិបតី​ ​Mike Pence​ ​របស់​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​នូវ​ការ​សង្ស័យ​នេះ​ ​ក្នុង​កំណត់​លិខិត​មួយ​ ​ផ្ញើ​ជូន​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​ហ៊ុន​ ​សែន​ ​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ ​កាលពី​ខែ​វិច្ឆិកា​កន្លង​ទៅ។​ ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​ ​បាន​បដិសេធ​យ៉ាង​ដាច់​អហង្ការ​នូវ​ការ​លើកឡើង​ខាងលើ​ ​អំពី​វត្តមាន​យោធា​ចិន​នៅ​ប្រទេស​របស់​ខ្លួន។​

លោក​ ​ហ៊ុន សែន​ ​ផ្ទាល់​ ​ដែល​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ​ផង​នោះ​ ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ក្នុង​សុន្ទរកថា​មួយ​នៅ​ខេត្តកោះកុង​ ​បន្ទាប់ពី​លោក​បាន​ធ្វើដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​នៅ​តំបន់​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​របស់​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​ ​UDG​ ​កាលពី​ខែធ្នូ​ថា​ ​គណបក្ស​លោក​នឹង​មិន​ធ្វើ​វិសោធនកម្ម​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ​កម្ពុជា​នោះ​ទេ​ ​លើ​មាត្រា​ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ការ​ហាមប្រាម​ការ​តាំងទី​របស់​មូលដ្ឋានទ័ព​បរទេស​ ​ក្នុង​ព្រះរាជា​ណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា។​

លោក​ ​សុខ​ ​ឥសាន​ ​អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ឈរ​ពី​ក្រោយ​ ​គាំទ្រ​ជំហរ​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​ការ​មិន​ធ្វើ​វិសោធន​កម្ម​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​ ​មាត្រា​ទី៥៣​ ​ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​ការ​ហាមប្រាម​វត្តមាន​មូលដ្ឋាន​កងទ័ព​បរទេស​នៅ​លើទឹក​ដីខ្មែរ​។​

អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​រូប​នេះ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ ​VOA​ ​តាម​ទូរស័ព្ទ​ថា៖

«​ចុះ​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​គាត់​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ស្រាប់ហើយ​ ​បើ​គាត់​មាន​ជំហរ​អ៊ីចឹង​ ​បាន​សេចក្ដី​ថា​ ​ជំហរ​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​និង​ជំហរ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​ ​ដូចគ្នា​ ​ហើយ​គណបក្សប្រជាជន​ ​គឺជា​គណបក្ស​មាន​វិន័យ​ ​អ៊ីចឹង​ ​តែ​កាលណា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​មាន​មតិ​ដូចម្ដេច​ ​យើង​គោរព​តាម​ហើយ!»​។​

លោក​ ​សុខ ឥសាន​ ​ក៏បាន​បន្ត​ដែរ​ថា​ ​បក្ស​កាន់អំណាច​បាន​មើល​ឃើញ​ពី​ហានិភ័យ​នៃ​វត្តមាន​មូលដ្ឋានទ័ព​បរទេស​ ​ថា​នឹង​នាំ​ឱ្យ​ខូចខាត​ដល់​នយោបាយ​ការបរទេស​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា៖

«អូ!​ ​អាហ្នឹង​វា​ប៉ះពាល់​ច្រើនណាស់​ ​ប៉ះពាល់​ដល់​សន្តិភាព​ ​ប៉ះពាល់​ដល់​ស្ថិរភាព​នយោបាយ​ ​ក៏ដូច​ជា​អព្យា​ក្រឹត្យ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ ​ព្រោះតែ​កាលណា​យើង​មិន​អព្យា​ក្រឹត្យ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​ទេ​ ​និន្នាការ​មនោគមវិជ្ជា​នឹង​វាយលុក​ហើយ​។​ ​យើង​ដឹង​ថា​អន្តរជាតិ​ឥឡូវនេះ​ ​មេ​ធំៗ​កំពុងតែ​យកចិត្ត​ទុកដាក់​អំពី​ភូមិសាស្ត្រ​នយោបាយ​ ​កំពុងតែ​ប្រកួតប្រជែង​មនោគមវិជ្ជា​អន្តរជាតិ​ហ្នឹងឯង​ ​អ៊ីចឹង​ទេ​ ​បាន​យើង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​អា​រឿង​ហ្នឹង​ណាស់»។​

ខណៈ​ដែល​បណ្ដា​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បស្ចិម​លោក​ ​បាន​កំពុង​ដាក់​សម្ពាធ​រិះគន់​ការរៀបចំ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ​និង​ការ​ជាប់ឆ្នោត​សាជាថ្មី​របស់​លោក​ ​ហ៊ុន​ ​សែន​ ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​របស់​លោក​ក៏បាន​កំពុង​ប្រឈម​នឹង​ការ​គំរាម​ដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្ម​ពីសំណាក់​សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប​ ​និង​សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ផង​ដែរ​។​

ការណ៍​នេះ​ ​បាន​នាំ​ឱ្យ​ប្រទេស​ចិន​ ​ផ្ដល់​ការ​ធា​នា​ផ្សេង​ៗ​ ​ដូចយ៉ាង​ការធានា​ទិញ​អង្ករ​កម្ពុជា​ ​និង​សន្យា​បន្ត​ផ្ដល់​ជំនួយ​បន្ថែម​ ​ក្នុងនាម​ជា​ប្រទេស​ម្ចាស់​ជំនួយ​ ​និង​ប្រភព​វិនិយោគ​ធំ​បំផុត​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ ​ក្នុង​រយៈពេល​ប្រមាណ​១០ឆ្នាំ​ចុងក្រោយ​នេះ។​

កម្ពុជា​ក៏បាន​បន្ត​ពូន​ជ្រុំ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​យោធា​កាន់តែ​ស្អិត​រមួត​ជាមួយនឹង​ប្រទេស​ចិន​ ​តាមរយៈ​ជំនួយ​យោធា​ផ្ដល់​ដោយ​ទីក្រុង​ប៉េកាំង​ ​ការ​បណ្ដុះបណ្ដាល​យោធិន​កម្ពុជា​ ​ពីសំណាក់​អ្នកជំនាញ​ចិន​ ​និង​ការ​ធ្វើ​សមយុទ្ធ​នាគ​មាស​រួមគ្នា​ ​រវាង​ទ័ពជើង​គោក​ប្រទេស​ទាំងពីរ​ ​ដែល​នឹង​គ្រោង​ធ្វើជា​លើក​ទីបី​ ​នា​ខែមីនា​ ​ឆ្នាំ២០១៩​ ​ខាង​មុខនេះ។​

ស្រប​ពេល​ជាមួយគ្នា​នេះ​ដែរ​ ​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​រវាងរដ្ឋាភិបាលក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ​និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលក្រុង​វ៉ាស៊ីងតោន​ ​បាន​ស្គាល់​នូវ​ភាព​រកាំរកូស​ ​រួម​ទាំង​ផ្នែក​នយោបាយ​ ​និង​យោធា​ ​ខណៈ​ដែល​មានការ​ចោទប្រកាន់​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ថា​ ​បាន​ផ្ដល់​ការ​ជួយ​ទំនុកបម្រុង​ដល់​គណបក្សជំទាស់​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​តុលាការ​រំលាយ​ចោល​ ​ក្នុង​ការ​តស៊ូប្រឆាំង​នឹង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា។​

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