MULTIMEDIA-PODCAST | How do Cambodia’s ever closer ties with China affect Southeast Asia?
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How do Cambodia’s ever closer ties with China affect Southeast Asia?
Hun Sen
Cambodia has for decades been aligning itself ever closer to China, with substantial economic and political consequences for the Southeast Asian nation – and with geopolitical implications for its neighborhood and beyond.
China’s economic influence in Cambodia has been huge, with large-scale Chinese investments and infrastructure projects fueling growth and development.
Meanwhile, Cambodia’s neighbors, Vietnam and Thailand, who also continue to benefit economically from ties to China, maintain a more cautious stance towards the northern giant.
So why does Cambodian leader Hun Sen insist on aligning so closely with Beijing?
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Memento Maxima Digital MarketingWho are the real beneficiaries from this apparent fealty?
And how does this affect ASEAN, especially member states directly impacted by China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea?
Southeast Asia historian Dr Matthew Galway joins host Ali Moore to examine how Cambodia’s tight bond with China affects the region and beyond.
An Asia Institute podcast.
Produced and edited by profactual.com.
Music by audionautix.com.
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