PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite...
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China -funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam .
Analysts say that the infrastructure project is in part an effort by Cambodia’s ruling elite to invigorate support for, who last year took over the wheel of government from his father, Hun Sen, who led Cambodia for 38 years.The government declared Monday — also Hun Sen’s birthday — a holiday so Cambodians could participate in the “celebration in a joyful, crowded and proud manner.
China's outsized presence can be seen in the numerous Chinese-funded projects, hotels and casinos dotting the Cambodian landscape. China’s state banks have financed airports, roads and other infrastructure built with Chinese loans. Nearly 40% of Cambodia’s over $11 billion in foreign debt is owed to China.
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