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Michael Pettis@michaelxpettis
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Feb 16, 2025
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According to Reuters, "more than three months after groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal that will link the Mekong River to the Gulf of Thailand, the site of the ceremony on the bank of the Mekong laid abandoned."
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
According to Reuters, "more than three months after groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo Canal that will link the Mekong River to the Gulf of Thailand, the site of the ceremony on the bank of the Mekong laid abandoned."
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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The article continues: "Beijing is drastically downsizing its overseas investments as its domestic economic struggles, even in countries it considers strategic partners, such as Cambodia."
The article continues: "Beijing is drastically downsizing its overseas investments as its domestic economic struggles, even in countries it considers strategic partners, such as Cambodia."
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I had the good fortune to spend September in Phnom Penh thanks to the kind invitation of Prum Virak. While there, I was able to meet a number of Cambodian academics and policymakers to discuss Cambodian trade and development.
I had the good fortune to spend September in Phnom Penh thanks to the kind invitation of Prum Virak. While there, I was able to meet a number of Cambodian academics and policymakers to discuss Cambodian trade and development.
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The Funan Techo Canal and its prospects are considered major issues for the future growth and direction of the Cambodian economy. In every meeting I had there were multiple references to the importance of the Canal for the direction of the Cambodian economy.
The Funan Techo Canal and its prospects are considered major issues for the future growth and direction of the Cambodian economy. In every meeting I had there were multiple references to the importance of the Canal for the direction of the Cambodian economy.