Cambodia says China not behind scrapped US military drill

  17 January 2017    Read: 871
Cambodia says China not behind scrapped US military drill
Cambodia has cancelled upcoming military exercises with the US, the defense ministry said Tuesday, denying the decision was made to appease regional ally China.
American and Cambodian troops had been due to take part in the annual “Angkor Sentinel” joint exercise this summer, which has been held for the past seven years.

But defense officials in Phnom Penh said the exercise had been halted because Cambodian troops were needed to carry out an ongoing drug crimes purge and prepare for upcoming local elections due to be held in June. Last month Cambodia hosted the "Golden Dragon" joint exercise with Chinese troops.

/AFP/

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