CAMBODIA AS A PROXY STATE OF CHINA IN THE CASE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
Abstract
Relations between Cambodia and China are not usual bilateral realtions, Cambodia has been known since ancient China. Some leaders of Cambodia have Hun Sen recently. Hun Sen is a leader of the pro -Vietnam at first. But eventually switch to support China. In some issues, Cambodia as a proxy state . First , being a proxy state menas having proximity of policy, Second, a proxy state has cultural proximity with the centre state. Third, a proxy state is a product of control of government of China in which Cambodian government has transformed as pro Vietnam country into China's proxy.