Storyline: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Cambodia on Thursday and Friday this week at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia. China and Cambodia have traditionally been close neighbors and iron-clad friends. The two countries officially established diplomatic relations on July 19, 1958. In 2010, China and Cambodia established a comprehensive strategic partnership. In 2023, the two countries pledged to further build a Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era, and have since achieved fruitful results in their diamond cooperation framework with six priority areas including political cooperation, production capacity, agriculture, energy, security and people-to- people exchanges. Xi's last state visit to Cambodia was in October 2016. Located in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula, Cambodia is bordered by Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. It has a population of approximately 16 million, with the Khmer ethnic group making up 80 percent. Cambodia has a long and glorious history and culture and was an important stop on the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Cambodia's Angkor historical site, which was built between 802 and 1201 AD, is renowned for its grand architecture and exquisite bas-reliefs and murals, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Cambodia is the last leg of Xi's current five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour, which also includes state visits to Vietnam and Malaysia. Shotlist: FILE: Cambodia - Date Unknown: 1. Various of Cambodian landmarks 2. Various of cityscape 3. Various of cultural performance 4. Royal Palace 5. National flag of Cambodia 6. Various of cityscape 7. Various of people 8. Various of cityscape, street 9. National flags of Cambodia, China 10. Various of port 11. Hydropower station 12. Various of cityscape 13. Various of interactions between Chinese, Cambodian people, cultural exchanges 14. Various of tourist attractions 15. Various of Chinese-invested Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone 16. Various of workers, farmers 17. Various of port, cargo ship Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Recent: 18. Various of National flags of Cambodia, China, portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia FILE: Cambodia - Date Unknown: 19. Various of cityscape. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]