Hun Manet, Cambodia’s leader in waiting: US military-educated, but China’s man?

When Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen visited Beijing in February, trailing behind him as he shook hands with Foreign Minister Wang Yi was his eldest son, Hun Manet.To discerning eyes, the scene was evidence not only of Hun Sen’s strengthening ties with Beijing – the visit took place despite the widespread suspension of flights to China amid the first wave of coronavirus infections – but also of Manet’s ascendancy as his father’s preferred successor.While other countries have…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3097421/hun-manet-cambodias-leader-waiting-us-military-educated-chinas