BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Cambodia on the 70th anniversary of its independence.

In a congratulatory message to Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Xi said that the Cambodian people have been committed to pursuing a development path suited to their national conditions and have constantly made new achievements in the course of national construction in recent years.

As a traditional friendly neighboring country, China will, as always, firmly support Cambodia in maintaining stability, promoting development and improving people's livelihood, Xi said

As a traditional friendly neighboring country, China will, as always, firmly support Cambodia in maintaining stability, promoting development and improving people's livelihood, Xi said.

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Noting that this year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of China-Cambodia diplomatic ties and the Year of China-Cambodia Friendship, Xi recalled that he and King Sihamoni met in Beijing and Hangzhou this year to draw up the blueprint for a China-Cambodia community with a shared future.

Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Cambodia relations and is ready to work with King Sihamoni to strengthen the strategic guidance for bilateral relations, so as to jointly build a high-quality, high-level and high-standard China-Cambodia community with a shared future in the new era.

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On the same day, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a congratulatory message to Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian People's Party.