A monarch for his people
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Norodom">Norodom</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 90 <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exile">exile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="second">second</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adversity">adversity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prostate">prostate</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reminiscences">reminiscences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Cambodian">Cambodian</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p><span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:20 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hypertension">hypertension</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="great">great</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Jintao">Jintao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="condolence">condolence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="imprinted">imprinted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sihanouk">Sihanouk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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