https://www.scmp.com/rss/514143/feed Chanrith Ngin is an Honorary Academic at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com What kind of Chinese investment might win over Cambodians’ hearts? The benefits, costs and public reception of two landmark projects may help to answer that question. For while people seem enthused to use a new road, they are uneasy about economic change in the city of Sihanoukville, which lies at one end of it. Cambodia has heartily embraced the first motorway linking the capital Phnom Penh to the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk since it was opened to the public for a one-month free trial... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3199282/why-cambodia-has-mixed-feelings-about-china-built-phnom-penh-sihanoukville-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3199282/why-cambodia-has-mixed-feelings-about-china-built-phnom-penh-sihanoukville-road?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Nov 2022 01:00:12 +0000