China Gifts New $150 Million National Stadium To Cambodia

China handed over to Cambodia a $150 million stadium in Phnom Penh, with officials saying it is the result of Beijing’s biggest ever infrastructure grant to the country.<br />The presentation of the arena, intended as the main venue when Cambodia hosts the Southeast Asian Games in 2023, was made by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit.<br />Cambodia’s tourism minister Thong Khon says the $150 million stadia represented China’s largest-ever grant to Cambodia for an infrastructure project.<br />Official says the Morodok Techo National Stadium resembles a sailing ship, symbolising the two nations long-standing friendship as Chinese people used to travel to Cambodia by boat.