Cambodia's plan to build a US$1.7 billion navigation canal linking Phnom Penh's port to the country's coast has raised concerns in Vietnam about the larger Chinese military presence it could enable.
Mr Chey Saman, the chief of Somrong Thom commune in Kandal province where the canal will pass through, walking next to the Mekong River.
Cambodian officials have touted how the canal would allow Cambodian imports and exports to bypass transits through Vietnamese ports. The March 2024 journal article was reproduced on the website of the People’s Public Security Political Academy on March 18. The document added any impact from the canal would largely be temporary and limited to the construction period.
When asked by ST about the environmental impact of the canal project, Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport declined to comment.
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