Our weekly round up for Vietnam 19 July 2017
Read moreChina and Regional Cooperation: A New Era
Photo: 澜沧江边的架线工人/wireman on the riverside of Mekong; Mingjia Zhou in Nanjian, Yunnan, PRC; 11 September 2009; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
China's track record with regional cooperation, historically, has been "patchy" to say the least. The dismal outcomes of the 1990s era Tumen River Basin project in China's northeast regularly gallop to my mind when the phrase "regional cooperation" is uttered.
Read moreThe Current State of the Cambodian Economy: A Primer
Photo: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (June 2017); Mark Pegrum; CC BY-SA 2.0
Cambodia is experiencing what is arguably unprecedented levels of economic expansion, liberalization, and development, given its situation in previous decades. However, this is not to say Cambodia is on the verge of becoming another "Asian miracle."
Read moreChina in Cambodia: A New Series
Prince Norodom Sihanouk with Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1956. Photo: Washington DC: Center of Military History - Joel D. Meyerson, United States Army in Vietnam: Images of a Lengthy War, 1986, Center of Military History (Public Domain); Wikimedia Commmons
What is the full extent of Chinese assistance and investment? Beyond the "glamour projects" - the government buildings, etc - how deep is China's aid foot print? How is China altering the dynamics of aid provision in Cambodia?
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