![Heng Sinith U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, talks with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c91357bc7eef4242bee5e3914f90695b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, talks with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)
![Uncredited In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/002a2c545fa64add9ca2c73b1ef8ac45/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)
![Uncredited In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bbc257b394534d0197c378a329c93930/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)
![Uncredited In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, center right, during their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7e85e1902f144aaea808974d212619ce/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, center right, during their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (AKP via AP)
![Heng Sinith U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, prepare to pose for photographs with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, center right, at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ecf94d241ca743b9bb5b60af86f962b6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, prepare to pose for photographs with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, center right, at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)
![Heng Sinith U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, poses for photographs with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc1371b2d7b34bca8618f73a1e9cb54b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, poses for photographs with Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to push for stronger military ties with China’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. (Heng Sinith/Pool Photo via AP)