US Urges Transparency Over China-Backed Canal in Cambodia
- Concerns in Vietnam project could bring Chinese ships inland
- Hun Sen dismisses reports over military use as fabrication
Shipping in Phnom Penh.
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The latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs is a proposed canal in Cambodia.
The US is urging greater transparency from Cambodia over a planned $1.7 billion canal that observers say could be used to bolster China’s military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, posing a potential security threat to regional neighbors like Vietnam.