The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
July 15th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how new port facilities and the months-long presence of Chinese warships in Cambodia show Beijing’s growing global influence: In 2020, something curious happened at Cambodia’s Ream military base, on the Gulf of Thailand. Not long after submitting — and then abruptly withdrawing — a request for […]
Read more »Japan Invests In Cambodia’s Goal of Becoming a Top Cashew Exporter
June 30th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Japanese investment into Cambodia’s cashew industry: A Japanese real estate developer has helped Cambodia take a big step toward becoming the world’s top cashew exporter, a goal that might not be as distant as it appears at first glance. Mirarth Holdings, in early June, commemorated the completion of a […]
Read more »US-China In New, Intense Tug-of-War for Cambodia
June 20th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, a look at how both Beijing and Washington seem to have sensed change in tone under new PM Hun Manet and are making moves to win his favor: On June 4, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Cambodia in what was widely touted as a “historic” trip, the first by a Pentagon […]
Read more »China’s Continuing Influence Over Cambodia’s Economy
May 1st, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a look at China’s continuing influence over Cambodia’s economy: China’s significant investment in Cambodia, including infrastructure support as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has turned Cambodia into a major manufacturing hub and bolstered its global supply chain ties. But given China’s dominant influence on Cambodia’s economy and substantial loans, […]
Read more »The Intensification of Sino-Cambodian Relations: Geostrategy Beyond Infrastructural Development?
April 19th, 2024
Via ISPI, an article on how the interaction between Cambodia and China extends far beyond mere infrastructure development: The first-ever visit of two Chinese warships at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base in December 2023 is the latest and more tangible sign of the burgeoning “impregnable ironclad friendship” between the two countries. Far from being a just rhetorical label, […]
Read more »China To Push BRI During Visits to Indonesia, Cambodia, and Papua New Guinea
April 16th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China’s top diplomat Wang Yi’s plans to push belt and road during visits to Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea: Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to the three countries this week as Beijing steps up diplomacy with Southeast Asia amid US rivalry China is a top […]
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