New airport shows Cambodia can get what it wants from China

Siem Reap hub proves there is more to the BRI than debt traps

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There is no indication that Cambodia will be left with unserviceable debts even if traffic at Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport falls well short of projections. (Photo by Jean-Marc F. Blanchard)

Jean-Marc F. Blanchard is executive director of the S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations in Palo Alto, California.

Cambodia's newly inaugurated Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport offers an important window into how China's Belt and Road Initiative is evolving and what it can still bring to developing countries.

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