PHNOM PENH -- Japan continues to quietly invest in Cambodia even as the human rights situation deteriorates, leaving observers wondering if the Asian democracy is capitulating to China's influence or containing it.
International relations
Cambodia's silent investment from Japan: reform or realpolitik?
Human rights advocates criticize Tokyo for 'acting like China'
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Project for Flood Protection, donated by Japan, in Phnom Penh on March 4. © Reuters
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