Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman has said.

Phnom Penh is a close partner of China, which has invested billions of dollars in projects including roads and airports and is the country¡¯s largest creditor.

¡°We expect more cooperation including on infrastructure development,¡± said Meas Soksensan, spokesman for the Cambodian finance ministry, on the eve of Xi¡¯s arrival in the capital, Phnom Penh.