Cambodia and China Continue to Strengthen Economic Partnership With High Impact Investments and Growing Bilateral Trade

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Cambodia and China Continue to Strengthen Economic Partnership With High Impact Investments and Growing Bilateral Trade
Cambodia and China Continue to Strengthen Economic Partnership With High Impact Investments and Growing Bilateral Trade./B2B Asia News.

The economic cooperation between Cambodia and China continues to reach new heights, driven by high-impact investment projects and a surge in bilateral trade.

In the first two weeks of January 2026, several prospective investment projects led by Chinese companies have already been announced in Cambodia, covering a wide range of sectors.

Agribusiness Investment in Sihanoukville

Officials from Preah Sihanouk province announced on January 14 that Da Guang Food Group Co., Ltd, a leading Chinese agribusiness enterprise, is looking to establish a major livestock and food processing footprint in Cambodia’s coastal province. 

The proposal was discussed during a meeting between H.E. Mang Sineth, Governor of Preah Sihanouk province, and a delegation led by Chea Kok Hong, Head of the Project for the Development of Cambodia's Coastal Provinces, and Zhan Shengxun, CEO of Da Guang Food Group.

Operating across five provinces in China, Da Guang Food Group specialises in pig breeding, animal feed production, and meat processing. CEO Zhan Shengxun has divulged that the company’s 2026-2030 international strategy specifically identified Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk province as a priority investment destination.

Meeting between the Governor of Preah Sihanouk province and Da Guang Food Group./Image credit: AKP. 

New 10-Year Commitment to Waste Management and Green Energy 

Mizuda Group, a large private enterprise working in the green and low-carbon industry, signed a 10-year agreement with the Cambodian government to build waste-to-energy infrastructure, and align Cambodia’s urban waste disposal practices with international hygiene standards. This collaboration will contribute to the national electricity grid, while also addressing issues related to urban trash management.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on January 15 between the Ministry of Environment and Mizuda Group, detailing the establishment of a technical framework for 2026-2036. The agreement focuses on high-tech waste sorting, the extraction of economic value from refuse, and the development of waste-to-energy projects at provincial landfills.

Key objectives of the 10-year roadmap include: 

  • Upgrading provincial landfills to meet modern sanitation laws
  • Enhancing the recycling sector to transform waste into a revenue-generating industry
  • Implementing waste-to-energy technologies to bolster the national power grid
Shan Jianming, Chairman of Mizuda Group's Board of Directors (L), and H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Minister of Environment (R)./Image credit: AKP.

Medical Equipment Manufacturing

Shijiazhuang Hongray Group Co., Ltd., a company with 30 years of experience in producing and exporting medical gloves to U.S. and European markets, announced during a meeting with the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) on January 15, that the company is seeking to establish a medical glove manufacturing plant in Cambodia, with 10 planned production lines.

H.E. Chea Vuthy, Secretary General of the CIB, has advised Shijiazhuang Hongray Group to either establish its plant within a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with existing infrastructure, or consider creating a new SEZ with its own production chains to attract more investors in the same industrial cluster.

Record Trade With China Sustains Export-Oriented Industry

In 2025, bilateral trade between Cambodia and China reached USD 19.73 billion, marking a 29.9 per cent increase from the USD 15.18 billion recorded in 2024, according to data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE).

China makes up around 30 per cent of the Kingdom's total international trade volume, which was over USD 65 billion in 2025.

The GDCE revealed that Cambodia’s exports to China inched down slightly to around USD 1.68 billion in 2025, from the USD 1.7 billion recorded in 2024. However, imports from China rose by 34.3 per cent to more than USD 18.04 billion. Officials have highlighted that a large amount of these imports are made up of equipment and raw materials, inputs that are essential for sustaining Cambodia's export-oriented industry, as well as its domestic manufacturing sector.