CAMBODIA
Khmer Times-May 14, 2018

The past two decades have seen increased collaboration between Cambodia and China most noticeably in the areas of investment, trade, and development assistance. Such close relations between the two countries have drawn much scrutiny. China pessimists or sceptics argue that close Sino-Cambodian relations have turned Cambodia into China’s client state whose role is to facilitate the dragon’s thirst for regional domination.
Generally, these China pessimists have made little effort to look into how China’s engagement with Cambodia, and for that matter with the developing world, has helped to promote the countries’ economic growth. It is argued here that China’s engagement has positively contributed to Cambodia’s economic development. This is evidenced by examining China’s assistance to Cambodia particularly China’s key investment and assistance in infrastructure such roads and bridges.
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First published in: Khmer Times