China, Cambodia hold first-ever joint maritime military exercises

China, Cambodia hold first-ever joint maritime military exercises

More than 200 officers and soldiers from the Army, Navy and joint logistics support units of the Chinese southern theater arrived at Sihanoukville, Cambodia, last week for the "Gold Dragon-2023" joint exercise with the Royal Cambodian Navy, part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

China and Cambodia ties evolve with first joint maritime exercise

The navies of China and Cambodia have held joint exercises in the waters off Cambodia’s southern coastal province of Preah Sihanouk and conducted a coordinated navigation and communication drill. The activities represent a significant development in the defence relations between the countries. The joint exercises, code-named ‘Golden Dragon 2023’ involved Chinese and Cambodian naval forces, with the PLA Navy’s amphibious dock landing ship Jinggan…