Prince Hun Sen declared, denying the right to seize his son's power!
During the Cambodia-Thailand border war, Prince Hun Sen was in charge of commanding the Cambodian army, which led to questions about overstepping. After the war ended, Hun Sen issued a statement denying any power struggle with his son, Hun Manet, and denying that there was a power struggle between the government and the military. Hun Sen emphasized that according to the royal decree issued on August 2nd, the king granted the coordination of defense powers, which was a necessary action taken when the country faced external threats.
The father-son relationship between Hun Sen and Hun Manet is somewhat similar to that of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, or Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing, just like that. Although Hun Sen is no longer the Prime Minister of Cambodia, he has been promoted to the title of Prince, and his power remains strong. In fact, it's simple: Hun Sen has been fighting since his youth, going through hundreds of wars, what scenes hasn't he seen?
Therefore, during this war with Thailand, Hun Sen will definitely take command of the military at some point, otherwise Hun Manet would not be as proficient in commanding and operating on the front line. Therefore, from a safe perspective, letting Hun Sen control the entire Cambodian army is effective, because the battlefield situation and the military situation are much better controlled by Hun Sen than by Hun Manet.
This is a wartime situation, not a regular military exercise, not for practice, but a critical moment for the survival of Cambodia, and it cannot be careless. Hun Sen's move is also correct, but Hun Sen is unwilling to transfer power to Hun Manet, which may be because Hun Manet's brothers are still lacking in strength, being flowers in a greenhouse, they have not grown up through warfare, and certainly do not have Hun Sen's skills and strength.
So, Hun Sen said that he did not seize his son's power, which is not wrong, because Hun Sen never gave up power, the real power of Cambodia has always been in Hun Sen's hands, and it has never disappeared, this is the truth. Hun Manet is simply the Emperor Jiaqing, who must always hold the highest position in Cambodia, but actually has to follow Hun Sen's arrangements, and there's nothing to be done about it.
After all, Hun Manet's strength is indeed not as strong as Hun Sen's, so he should just wait patiently for the handover.
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