CNRP Tries to Balance Foreign Powers
The Cambodia Daily | 23 April 2014
A heightened global profile for the opposition CNRP since last
year’s disputed election has brought with it a new challenge: balancing
multiple foreign relations.
The party’s campaign to delegitimize the CPP government has taken on
multiple faces over the past nine months as opposition leader Sam Rainsy
and his deputy, Kem Sokha, have punctuated their domestic appearances
with foreign diplomatic trips.
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Mr. Rainsy, in an email from France, dismissed criticism of the CNRP’s diplomacy.
“With regard to internal politics…we will continue to seek the
support of America because we share the same values,” Mr. Rainsy said,
defending his comments on Chinese TV.
During a time in which “ideology has become secondary, even
irrelevant” in international relations, and ties between the U.S. and
Vietnam are strengthening, Cambodia must secure allies against Vietnam,
Mr. Rainsy said.
“And when it comes to ensuring the survival of Cambodia as an
independent nation, there is a saying as old as the world: the enemy of
my enemy is my friend.”
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