Taiwan protests remarks by Cambodia about prostitution

Radio Taiwan International
03/25/2008

Taiwan's foreign ministry protested Monday against Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's remarks that Taiwan was luring Cambodian women to become prostitutes in Taiwan.

According to a report in a Cambodian newspaper, Hun Sen acknowledged that many Cambodian women are married to Taiwanese, but half of them were forced into prostitution.

The ministry said that Hun Sen's allegations were groundless, adding that the Cambodian government has been unwilling to work with Taiwan on resolving the issue of document verification. The ministry said that it is an indication that Cambodia was slighting the basic rights of its nationals overseas.

In addition, the report quoted Hun Sen as saying that Cambodia was opposed to Taiwan's referendum on entering the U.N.