Cambodia Denies Transhipping Chinese Goods to US
The government has denied claims companies are exporting goods from China to the U.S. through a Cambodian special economic zone to avoid paying tariffs.
Pich Chamrong Jun 24, 3:44 pm
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The government has denied claims companies are exporting goods from China to the U.S. through a Cambodian special economic zone to avoid paying tariffs.
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged a conference of Asian states to support China’s “Belt and Road” initiative and improve regional transportation and cooperation. CICA, an
Prime Minister Hun Sen brushed off concerns that Cambodia could fall into a “debt trap” due to the billions it was borrowing from China.
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Wang Yajun, the vice minister of the international relations department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, met with Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Friday to discuss China’s investment plans in Cambodia.
Cambodian authorities said they would continue to investigate a video of tattooed men chanting about causing disorder in Sihanoukville despite the Chinese Embassy’s assurances that they were just drunk men playing a prank.
Residents living around the $3.8-billion resort project by China’s Union Development Group (UDG) say they are worried for their safety after even their Cambodian People’s Party commune chief has now been summoned for questioning over a road they were building to local population centers.
Chinese-built surveillance cameras with a range of up to 10 km may soon be coming to Phnom Penh, according to municipal police chief Sar Thet.
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Preah Sihanouk provincial police arrested two men allegedly involved in murdering another man and dumping his body onto the streets of Sihanoukville.
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