Mr. Khieu Kanharith swamped by reporters.Agence France-Presse
2nd April, 2010
PHNOM PENH--The Cambodian government on Friday said it was untroubled by a US refusal to send military aid to the Southeast Asian nation as punishment for its deportation of 20 Chinese Uighurs.
The US stopped a shipment of 200 military trucks and trailers on Thursday in response to Phnom Penh's controversial December deportation of the ethnic Uighur asylum seekers to China, where they said they would face torture.
Nations and rights groups deplored Cambodia's move to expel the Uighurs, who had been labelled "criminals" by Beijing after fleeing China's far western Xinjiang region following violent clashes with the majority Han.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said his country was not concerned by the cancelled donation of surplus US military supplies, part of an American aid programme.
"If the US gives us the equipment, we are happy. And if they won't give it to us, it is also good," he told AFP.
"There will be no effect to our military work," the spokesman added, saying that the UN refugee agency had been too slow in assessing the Uighurs' claim to refugee status.
The decision to deport the Uighurs came a day ahead of a visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, during which he agreed 1.2 billion dollars in aid and loans to Cambodia with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Clashes between Xinjiang's Uighurs and China's majority Han ethnic group in July left nearly 200 dead and 1,600 injured, according to official tolls.
The US State Department in its last annual human rights report said that China was stepping up cultural and political repression against Uighurs in Xinjiang.
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Cambodia shrugs off U.S. halting shipments of military trucks
April 02, 2010
The People's Daily
Cambodia shrugged off U.S. suspended shipments of 200 military trucks over retaliation of Cambodia's deportation of Chinese asylum seekers last year.
Koy Kong, spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that Cambodia has her full sovereignty to implement its policy in deporting the illegal 20 Chinese Uighur asylum seekers back to China in December last year.
"It is the rights of U.S. government to either donate or suspend such assistance. Cambodia is implementing its own policy and laws within the frameworks of full sovereignty," Koy Kong told Xinhua.
"That means U.S. can implement their policy and we can implement ours."
Foreign media quoting United States Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the United States informed Cambodia last month that it was suspending the shipment of 200 military trucks and trailers as a consequence of Cambodia's December decision on the illegal Chinese Uighur asylum seekers.
2nd April, 2010
PHNOM PENH--The Cambodian government on Friday said it was untroubled by a US refusal to send military aid to the Southeast Asian nation as punishment for its deportation of 20 Chinese Uighurs.
The US stopped a shipment of 200 military trucks and trailers on Thursday in response to Phnom Penh's controversial December deportation of the ethnic Uighur asylum seekers to China, where they said they would face torture.
Nations and rights groups deplored Cambodia's move to expel the Uighurs, who had been labelled "criminals" by Beijing after fleeing China's far western Xinjiang region following violent clashes with the majority Han.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said his country was not concerned by the cancelled donation of surplus US military supplies, part of an American aid programme.
"If the US gives us the equipment, we are happy. And if they won't give it to us, it is also good," he told AFP.
"There will be no effect to our military work," the spokesman added, saying that the UN refugee agency had been too slow in assessing the Uighurs' claim to refugee status.
The decision to deport the Uighurs came a day ahead of a visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, during which he agreed 1.2 billion dollars in aid and loans to Cambodia with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Clashes between Xinjiang's Uighurs and China's majority Han ethnic group in July left nearly 200 dead and 1,600 injured, according to official tolls.
The US State Department in its last annual human rights report said that China was stepping up cultural and political repression against Uighurs in Xinjiang.
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Cambodia shrugs off U.S. halting shipments of military trucks
April 02, 2010
The People's Daily
Cambodia shrugged off U.S. suspended shipments of 200 military trucks over retaliation of Cambodia's deportation of Chinese asylum seekers last year.
Koy Kong, spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that Cambodia has her full sovereignty to implement its policy in deporting the illegal 20 Chinese Uighur asylum seekers back to China in December last year.
"It is the rights of U.S. government to either donate or suspend such assistance. Cambodia is implementing its own policy and laws within the frameworks of full sovereignty," Koy Kong told Xinhua.
"That means U.S. can implement their policy and we can implement ours."
Foreign media quoting United States Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the United States informed Cambodia last month that it was suspending the shipment of 200 military trucks and trailers as a consequence of Cambodia's December decision on the illegal Chinese Uighur asylum seekers.
2 comments:
Hunsen deserved to get such punishment for the sake of his dancing with evil red china communist.
Hunsen forgot his personal bitter memories with communists in 70's.
only posessing the desire for dirty money and disputed trading packages with evil china...
the most important,Cambodia didn't obey the signed geneva convetions on refugees.
notorious thai taksin's deportations to burmese refugees also got rataliations from intl. communities
You are talking to a childish, stupid politician the world have ever had. You think Hun Sen care about our country and our people?
See the cases of the border encroachment by Hanoi,Thai invation, the selling of the Khmers' asset such as land,internet,tourist industry,rubber ind., petrole com......the list just go on and on.
Who runs RCAF?
Vietnamse( Tea Banh).
Who runs Khmer,s economy?
Vietnames( Xoc Kong).
Our ancestors built Angkor Wat.
Who collect money?
Vietnamese ( Xoc Kong), Close freind to Hun Sen.
True Khmer
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