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Cambodia breaks ground on China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'
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.
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Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
who led Cambodia for 38 years. The canal is to be built jointly by Chinese state-owned construction giant China Road and Bridge Corporation and Cambodian companies. But it is enveloped in ...
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China-Cambodia relations
The $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal is planned to connect the ... would fund the $1.7 billion project itself. As Cambodia fully embraces the “China model,” the country’s role in the ...
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Cambodia's Soft But Sure Break From Big Brother Vietnam
This strategic pivot is exemplified by Cambodia's increasing investment in projects like the China-backed Funan Techo Canal , ...
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Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions.
who led Cambodia for 38 years. The canal is to be built jointly by Chinese state-owned construction giant China Road and Bridge Corporation and Cambodian companies. But it is enveloped in ...
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Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has broken ground to build a China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand. The hope is that the $1.7 billion canal ...