China’s deepening economic presence is bringing progress — but at what cost?
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei deputy editor

A new Chinese-built bridge, on the right, spans the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh, running parallel to the bridge Japan helped construct in the 1960s. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
HONG KONG/PHNOM PENH Just a few blocks from the Royal Palace, in the traditional heart of downtown Phnom Penh, sits one of Cambodia’s most renowned Chinese schools. Over the past century, the Tuan Hoa School has witnessed the many ups and downs of the capital. Today, it has front-row seats to an unprecedented boom.
Run by a local ethnic Chinese organization, the school is one of the largest Mandarin-speaking elementary and junior high schools outside China and Taiwan. It currently has more than 11,000 students, including those at its branch campus. Tiếp tục đọc “The ‘Chinazation’ of Cambodia”



Người dân sống ở hai bên sông Irrawaddy sẽ bị ảnh hưởng nặng nề bởi dự án thủy điện. Ảnh: AFP




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