Chinese support continues for Cambodian de-mining
Latest equipment shipment was handed over on 19 January.
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces on 19 January received a new batch of mine-clearance equipment donated by China.
Pick-up trucks, UAVs, landmine detectors and de-mining personal protective equipment was included in the delivery, which was worth about CNY8 million ($1.2 million).
In an official ceremony in Phnom Penh to mark the handover, Chinese Ambassador Wang Wentian said the equipment will help Cambodia speed up its mine-clearance work as the Southeast Asian country attempts to clear all buried explosives by 2025.
It is unclear if the shipment included the GCZ110 and GSL130, which Shephard Defence Insight notes are used by the People’s Liberation Army for military and humanitarian de-mining.
China has supported mine-clearance operations in Cambodia since 1999 by providing financial support as well as training and equipment.
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