International relationsCambodia's Hun Manet given wary welcome by West despite rights record
Hitting out at repression risks pushing country into 'China's orbit,' analysts say
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, winks as he welcomes Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan. 18. © AP
JACK BROOK, Contributing writer
January 26, 2024 12:21 JST
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's government has lauded new Prime Minister Hun Manet's trip to France last week for a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. The visit came hot off Manet's appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where some media derided him as one of the "bad boys" among leaders gathered at the Swiss ski town.