Cambodia pauses China military drill amid shifting strategic ties

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in three years, the Golden Dragon military exercise between China and Cambodia did not take place on its usual schedule. By the end of May, when the drills typically had already concluded, only a few reports of preparations had emerged, prompting speculation about whether the exercise would proceed. More than a month later, defense and international relations analyst Chester Cabalza said the military exercise had been suspended. “There was a strategic recalibration of Cambodia’s ties with China after massive debt trap issues and the recent pivot of the United States in the Indo-Chinese […]...

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