Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has said claims that China is “invading” his country are “crazy,” The Phnom Penh Post and The Nation in Bangkok reported on October 25.
Hun Sen was addressing a gathering of Cambodians living in Europe when he made the remarks in Geneva, Switzerland.
He claimed Chinese workers were in Cambodia to fill shortages of labor in the construction sector: “There are a lot of construction projects [in Cambodia], but we don’t have enough skilled workers, therefore we have to bring [the Chinese] in to build our bridges and help with many other projects,” Hun Sen was quoted as saying.
There are estimated to be about one million Cambodians working in neighboring Thailand, ironically many of them laboring on construction sites.
He also said that when the Chinese laborers finish their work, “they will return to their home country.” He did not mention the number of Chinese workers in Cambodia, but said that last year, there were about 1.2 million Chinese tourists in the country and this year that number may grow to 1.5 million, more than from any other country.
According to the Ministry of the Interior in Cambodia, there were 210,000 Chinese nationals living in Cambodia, with 70,000 in or near the port city of Sihanoukville, a focal point for Chinese investment as well as tourism.
The Cambodian coast is home to US$4.2 billion worth of power plants and offshore oil operations, all owned by Chinese companies, The Guardian reported in July this year. Sihanoukville has been nicknamed Macau No. 2 because about 80 casinos have been built in the seaside town to cater to Chinese gamblers.
Beyond Sihanoukville, funds from China’s Belt and Road Initiative were financing a new highway from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh and a bigger airport in the capital.
Chinese and Cambodians live side-by-side in Sihanoukville, but rarely interact and many Cambodians claim they have been forced out as the new arrivals have pushed up the price of land and housing.
That is what happen when U trespass PRIVATE propriety any where in this World …but NOT in USA !! …cause they will shoot to kill !!! ( so take it calms and easy …U are still alive to fight another DAY ! )
That is what happen when U trespass PRIVATE propriety any where in this World …but NOT in USA !! …cause they will shoot to kill !!! ( so take it calms and easy …U are still alive to fight another DAY ! )
John Tee well U will not be making a star ship over night from a wooden hut !! …but U will get the $$ to get forward and tomorrow it’s another day ! Step by step and U will have more choices …dreaming is free …but don’t ask NASA to invest in Cambodia yet !
John Tee well U will not be making a star ship over night from a wooden hut !! …but U will get the $$ to get forward and tomorrow it’s another day ! Step by step and U will have more choices …dreaming is free …but don’t ask NASA to invest in Cambodia yet !
It’s really sad to hear Mr. Prime Minister looked down to his own nation for not able to carry out construction works in their own country. In reality, Cambodian people are fast learning and catch up new trainings at any kind of skills. Proofs have shown that none of Cambodian who have migrated to live abroad are not competable to find jobs due to the lack of skills. None of Cambodian becomes a bagger on the street due to their laziness.They are good and respected citizens for all countries around the world where they are residing. Cambodian people deserve an apology from this Prime Minister.
It’s really sad to hear Mr. Prime Minister looked down to his own nation for not able to carry out construction works in their own country. In reality, Cambodian people are fast learning and catch up new trainings at any kind of skills. Proofs have shown that none of Cambodian who have migrated to live abroad are not competable to find jobs due to the lack of skills. None of Cambodian becomes a bagger on the street due to their laziness.They are good and respected citizens for all countries around the world where they are residing. Cambodian people deserve an apology from this Prime Minister.
There is no progress through invation, not Chinese style anyway. The construction is by Chinese companies, importing Chinese materials, built by Chinese workers and for sale only to Chinese. This is not progress by any stretch of the imagination. Traditional foreign imputs have the money and tech know how, with factories staffed and run by the locals, that is progress, when salaries can benefit the people. A far cry from Chinese style investments.
There is no progress through invation, not Chinese style anyway. The construction is by Chinese companies, importing Chinese materials, built by Chinese workers and for sale only to Chinese. This is not progress by any stretch of the imagination. Traditional foreign imputs have the money and tech know how, with factories staffed and run by the locals, that is progress, when salaries can benefit the people. A far cry from Chinese style investments.
I do anderstand Cambodians felling …but U have to be pragmatic and look to the future or just stand still do nothing have the all beach for yourself and let the time go by !! Invaded for progress it’s quiet different from invaded to Colonize don’t U think ??!!
I do anderstand Cambodians felling …but U have to be pragmatic and look to the future or just stand still do nothing have the all beach for yourself and let the time go by !! Invaded for progress it’s quiet different from invaded to Colonize don’t U think ??!!
The Prime Minister must be the only person who does not recognise an invasion when he sees one. Those 200K will create a mini-state within Cambodia, with nationals having little or zero benefit. Food and other requirements will be imported from China for the most part, so again, no benefit for Cambodia. And when do they go home? When will Cambodians be able to walk along the beaches of their own country without foreign security guards chasing them off or beating them up?
Speak plainly, this is actually ceding territory to a foreign power as there is no provision for it to revert back to Cambodia.
The Prime Minister must be the only person who does not recognise an invasion when he sees one. Those 200K will create a mini-state within Cambodia, with nationals having little or zero benefit. Food and other requirements will be imported from China for the most part, so again, no benefit for Cambodia. And when do they go home? When will Cambodians be able to walk along the beaches of their own country without foreign security guards chasing them off or beating them up?
Speak plainly, this is actually ceding territory to a foreign power as there is no provision for it to revert back to Cambodia.