Cambodian king returns home from state visit to China

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni returned home Tuesday from his state visit to China.

It was King Sihamoni's first state visit since he ascended the throne in October last year after the abdication of his 82-year- old father Norodom Sihanouk.

Meeting the King at the Phnom Penh International Airport were Prime Minister Hun Sen, other senior government officials and the royal family members, as well as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Hu Qianwen.

During his four-day visit to China, King Sihamoni held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and met with other senior Chinese leaders and took a visit to Tianjin, the largest port city in north China and also the sister city of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

Tianjin is the place where King Sihamoni studied ballet in the 1970s.

After ending his visit on Aug. 14, the King spent the days with his father and mother, former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath, who are in Beijing for medical treatment.

Source: Xinhua