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Cambodia-China relations: a positive-sum game?

China has re-emerged to become a dominant foreign player in Cambodia. Politically, Cambodia is one of China’s oldest and closest allies. Economically, China is Cambodia’s top foreign investor, a major donor, and an increasingly important trading partner. Culturally, Chinese values are deeply embedded in many aspects of Cambodian society. However, China’s dominance is surrounded by renewed controversies. While the government warmly welcomes Chinese aid, saying that it comes with no strings attached, many experts are concerned that China is providing aid for more nefarious reasons. Critics also accuse Chinese investment and aid of having exacerbated corruption, weakened governance and harmed human rights, and of ruining Cambodia’s natural resources and environment. With such controversies, it is relevant and significant to assess the roles that China has played and continues to play in Cambodia’s socio-economic development. Using expert interviews, media analysis and an extensive literature review, this paper uniquely contributes to the existing discussion on China–Cambodia relations by closely examining the controversies of China’s investment and aid, critically analysing China’s interests in Cambodia, and asking if the relationship between the two nations is a positive-sum game.

ISSN
1868-4882
Umfang
Seite(n): 57-85
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Erschienen in
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 31(2)

Thema
Internationale Beziehungen
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Interessenpolitik
Menschenrechte
Kambodscha
China
Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
Südostasien
Investitionspolitik
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
bilaterale Beziehungen
Umweltschaden
Außenpolitik
internationale Beziehungen
Auslandsinvestition
deskriptive Studie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Heng, Pheakdey
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Deutschland
(wann)
2012

URN
urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-5451
Letzte Aktualisierung
21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ

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  • Heng, Pheakdey

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