Cambodia says it will resume joint military drills with the United States next year. The announcement comes after Cambodia previously ended the US exercises, which had been conducted jointly for seven years.
Both outlets describe a break in the relationship’s drill schedule that begins in early 2017, when Phnom Penh scrapped the joint exercises with the US. The reports also link that decision to Cambodia’s earlier shift in military engagement, noting that around the same period Cambodia held its first “Golden Dragon” drills with China.
While the two accounts align on the overall timeline—seven years of joint US drills, cancellation in early 2017, and a planned return next year—one outlet focuses more directly on the US-Cambodia drill history, while the other adds context about the China-linked “Golden Dragon” exercises that occurred shortly before the US drills were halted.
