President Joe Biden on Saturday urged his Cambodian counterpart to ensure “full transparency” regarding Chinese military activities at Ream Naval base on Cambodia’s southern coast, the White House said.
Biden met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the sidelines of the regional summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Saturday.
“I also want to thank you for Cambodia’s clear condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and your leadership of ASEAN during what had to be one of the most difficult years,” Biden said in the meeting….