Asia's Longest-Serving Strongman Shows Power of China's Cash
- Cambodian government moves to dissolve main opposition party
- China has become biggest investor in Cambodia over past decade
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Sitting last month in the Phnom Penh villa that houses Cambodia’s main opposition party, Mu Sochua searched for a way to fight back against one of the world’s longest-serving leaders.
Her boss in the Cambodia National Rescue Party, whose face adorns a banner hanging in front of the building, was in jail over accusations that he plotted with the U.S. to seize power. Independent media outlets closed down due to government pressure. And a pro-democracy non-profit group chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was expelled from the country.