Cambodia’s Hun Sen Orders Armed Forces to ‘Demolish’ US Weapons

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Orders Armed Forces to ‘Demolish’ US Weapons
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the formal session of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan on Dec. 12, 2014. Ahn Young-joon/AFP/Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered armed forces to collect all U.S.-made military weaponry found in the country and “demolish” or keep them in warehouses, after the United States imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia over Chinese military influence there.

The State Department announced the embargo on Dec. 8, citing concerns over corruption and human rights abuses in Cambodia, as well as “deepening Chinese military influence”.
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