Cambodia-China PPSD explores trade and investment potential

Cambodia-China PPSD explores trade and investment potential

Chinese investors are welcome to participate in building Cambodia’s social and economic sectors, creating jobs, and also providing opportunities for investors to earn income and profit, so that both countries prosper, Chanthol says.

The first Cambodia-China Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) held in Phnom Penh yesterday provided Chinese investors with direct insights into investment potential and raised various challenges for resolution with the top brass of the Royal Government.

The PPSD was presided over by Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and the First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin, along with approximately 80 representatives from Chinese companies.

The Chinese investors represent various sectors, including engineering and construction, textiles and garments, logistics and transportation, agriculture and energy, trade, electronics and spare parts.

Chanthol viewed the first PPSD as an opportunity for Chinese investors to explore investment potential and jointly resolve various difficulties.

He called on the visiting delegation to expand Chinese investment in Cambodia and deepen bilateral trade cooperation, focusing on higher quality, wider sectors, and more sustainable approaches.

Lauding the Cambodia-China’s ironclad friendship, Chanthol said, “We welcome more Chinese investors to participate in building Cambodia’s social and economic sectors, creating jobs, and also providing opportunities for Chinese investors to earn income and profit, so that both countries prosper.”

China remained the Kingdom’s top foreign investor, accounting for more than half of the total investment amount in 2025.

Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $10 billion in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 45 percent, according to a recent report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia.

Chanthol appreciated Chinese investors and enterprises that have played a critical role in Cambodia’s development process.

He said that he will lead a delegation to China in the third week of February to promote investment opportunities in Cambodia.

“Cambodia is ready to welcome Chinese enterprises to invest in trade,” he said.

On his part, Ambassador Wang stated that Chinese investment has contributed to Cambodia by directly creating job opportunities for Cambodians, especially supporting the strategic goals of the Royal Government, including becoming a high-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050.

“Chinese investment will further support the stability and sustainability of the Cambodian economy,” he added.

The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Cambodian side to promote successful public-private cooperation, he added.

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