On February 11, Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh told Radio Free Asia's Khmer Service that the fourth Golden Dragon exercise, which was due to take place from March 13 to 27, and involved around 3,000 Cambodian and Chinese troops engaging in live ammunition drills, including training on the use of tanks, armoured vehicles, and demining equipment, would be cancelled this year. He cited as reasons for the heavy flooding in late 2020 that devastated the country’s infrastructure and food supply and the country’s ongoing battle with COVID-19 and “several other problems” facing the government.
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