Cambodia Shifts $1.7 Billion Project to Majority Cambodian Ownership Amid Concerns Over Chinese Influence

Cambodia's newly-appointed Prime Minister Hun Manet made his first overseas trip to Beijing where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Image via Xinhua.

This article is authored by Han Noy and Sim Chansamnang, both freelance journalists based in Cambodia.

In June, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that Cambodians would control 51% of the controversial Funan Techo Canal. Previously, Chinese investors owned the entire project. 

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