sanman
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2015
- Messages
- 11,640
- Reaction score
- 4,479
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Conservative
Or rather, the Sinification of Cambodia, if you want to be pedantic:
http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170316/On-the-Cover/The-Chinazation-of-Cambodia
China is spreading its tentacles everywhere, and meanwhile the US President can't even exercise control over the portals of entry to the United States.
http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170316/On-the-Cover/The-Chinazation-of-Cambodia
As bridges go, the New Chroy Changvar Bridge, completed in 2015 with a concessional loan from China, is packed with symbolism. The 719-meter bridge, which spans the Tonle Sap River in the capital, was built by the state-owned China Road and Bridge Corp. and runs alongside the Chroy Changvar Bridge, also called the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, built with Japanese assistance in 1966 and rebuilt with Japanese donations in 1994. Tokyo used to be a major donor to Cambodia, but it now pales in comparison to Beijing. According to Moody's Investors Service, China has since 2012 surpassed all multilateral organizations combined and the European Union in annual aid to the Southeast Asian country.
China's presence in Cambodia's power industry is also growing. The official website of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia states that Chinese companies provided around 80% of all the power generated in the country in 2016. The local Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which acts at the behest of Beijing, kicked off a two-week exhibit at the Royal University of Phnom Penh on Feb. 16 under the perfunctory title "achievements of electric power construction in Cambodia assisted by Chinese companies." The aim apparently was to show off China's economic muscle.
China is spreading its tentacles everywhere, and meanwhile the US President can't even exercise control over the portals of entry to the United States.