Billion-dollar airport whets Cambodia appetite for Chinese investment

As Siem Reap facility opens, PM Hun Manet looks for more Belt and Road money

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Cambodia's new airport in Siem Reap has begun operations and an inauguration event is scheduled for November. (Screenshot from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet's Facebook page)

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing Writer

PHNOM PENH -- Planes have begun landing at a new Chinese-built airport near the city of Siem Reap, the latest symbol of how Cambodia is pinning its hopes for infrastructure investment on its political and economic patron.

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