Veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen and his son, Prime Minister Hun Manet, have waged a campaign to rally support for the Funan Techo canal project that they say embodies the spirit of the Cambodian nation and has stirred a surge of national pride. But it has also exposed some underlying cracks between neighbors Vietnam and Cambodia, whose fates have been intertwined since the earliest days of their history, particularly since Vietnam defeated Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge in early 1979.
lørdag 28. september 2024
Cambodia’s Funan Techo canal exposes cracks in Vietnam ties
Cambodia’s plan to build a canal linking its capital to the coast to end dependence on Vietnamese ports has raised a barrage of questions about its economic viability and environmental impact. In the second part of the report, RFA examines the possible impact of the planned Funan Techo canal on the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship.
Veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen and his son, Prime Minister Hun Manet, have waged a campaign to rally support for the Funan Techo canal project that they say embodies the spirit of the Cambodian nation and has stirred a surge of national pride. But it has also exposed some underlying cracks between neighbors Vietnam and Cambodia, whose fates have been intertwined since the earliest days of their history, particularly since Vietnam defeated Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge in early 1979.
Veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen and his son, Prime Minister Hun Manet, have waged a campaign to rally support for the Funan Techo canal project that they say embodies the spirit of the Cambodian nation and has stirred a surge of national pride. But it has also exposed some underlying cracks between neighbors Vietnam and Cambodia, whose fates have been intertwined since the earliest days of their history, particularly since Vietnam defeated Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge in early 1979.
