Guanie Lim is a research fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Alvin Camba is a senior fellow of the Paramadina Public Policy Institute, Indonesia.
More optimistic future for region than the fuss about Chinese investment suggests

Blue Bay beach resort in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, pictured in August 2018: money from China created new skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, restaurants and apartments, and increased real estate prices. © Getty Images
Guanie Lim is a research fellow at the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Alvin Camba is a senior fellow of the Paramadina Public Policy Institute, Indonesia.