Great article on the succession of HM , son of HE. ASIATIMES.COM (link below)
Thanks David Hutt for quoting me on "Cambodia’s succession coming into view" in VOA Khmer: Sophal Ear, associate professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles, says that Beijing is after “continuity of business,” both in the sense of China’s money-making enterprises in Cambodia and its geopolitical power projection in the region. “So long as secret agreements are honored, [and Phnom Penh continues its] unwavering support for China’s stance on the South China Sea, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong security law, they’ll be happy,” he said.
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Opinions differ on why the US has rolled back its criticism. “Phnom Penh is too far gone into Beijing’s pocket, and no amount of coaxing is going to make it come out,” Sophal Ear says.

Columbia University Press Routledge Politics, IR and Strategic Studies
https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/cambodias ... into-view/

Sophal Ear is spot on i reckon, this time.
(but not always)

Yeah, nobody's perfect. Try as I may, I do get it wrong. The future is unknowable. Am only human. In fact, when I shared the piece on FB, I knew it was in Asia Times, but it was late at night and I tagged Voice of America as the publisher (because there was another piece that came out at the same time on VOA so I swapped them in my mind). *Slap forehead emoji* Anyhow, as you are on the ground, I welcome your thoughts--am all ears.