Friday, November 05, 2010

Cambodia, China announce 1.6billion dollar deal: officials

China's Wu Bangguo (L) toasts with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
Thursday, November 04, 2010
AFP

PHNOM PENH — China will inject 1.6 billion dollars into Cambodian infrastructure over five years, officials said Thursday, just days after the US urged the country not to become too dependent on the Asian giant.

"Within the next five years, Cambodia and China will have 23 co-operation projects," government spokesman Khieu Kanharith told reporters after a meeting between China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and the Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen.

Hydropower dams, mining projects, bridges and railway links would be among the initiatives funded by China between 2010 and 2015, he added.


At their meeting in Phnom Pehn, Wu and Hun Sen witnessed the signing of 16 deals, including a loan agreement arranged by the Bank of China that will see Cambodia's largest mobile operator CamGSM borrow over 590 million dollars.

China also plans to help Cambodia build a new railway to neighbouring Vietnam, providing one of the last missing links for a pan-Asian network that would connect Singapore with China's Kunming by train, according to the spokesman.

He said Wu also promised to boost Chinese direct investment in the kingdom, which so far this year stands at 610 million dollars.

Wu's visit to Cambodia comes just days after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a high-profile appearance in the country and urged Cambodians not to become "too dependent" on China.

Khieu Kanharith said Wu hailed the "fast growing ties" between the two countries and told Hun Sen that "China does not want to seek power and become the owner of the region".

China -- a former patron of the Khmer Rouge regime, which oversaw the deaths of up to two million people in the 1970s -- is the country's top donor, according to Cambodia.

Nearly 400 Chinese companies have invested billions of dollars in Cambodia, including key infrastructure projects such as hydropower dams and coal power plants.

But China's involvement in the country has not been without controversy.

A December 2009 decision by Cambodia to deport 20 Uighurs, a largely Muslim minority group in western China -- despite their application for UN refugee status -- came ahead of a 1.2 billion dollar aid and loan package from Beijing.

China has rejected accusations that the generous package was linked to the move.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

IT IS GOOD. NO PROBLEM. AT LEAST IT IS NOT FROM VIETNAM.

I THINK WE ARE OK AS LONG AS WE CAN STOP THE ILLEGAL VIETNAM IMMIGRANT ENTER CAMBODIA. WE CAN TAKE THAT.

IT WILL BALANCE OUT THE FUTURE OF CAMBODIA.

EVEN THOUGH CHINA IS PRACTICE COMMUNIST BUT WE ARE OK. IT ONLY FUND FOR BUILDING CAMBODIA. NOT A POLICY TO KILL KHMER RACE.

KHMER THOUGHTS..............PP

Anonymous said...

Your words are not goods, you are not a good man either

Sam rainsy you are so negative, you only know how to talk bad, and skillful in criticism and your believe system are make Hun sen look bad that may bring you more support. You are wrong Ransy change this useless method and wash your brain to make your self more intellect than this or you are loser for ever. it cheap idea Ransy, stop doing it, people will support the man who his word speak the truth you Rainsy never say the truth. Ransy you can't work with Funcinpec, CPP, Son San, Youn, King, and me, who can work with you, you are so negative. wake up Rainsy

French got one hero in 100 years Khmer got one in 800 years Hun sen is the hero king sihnouk said. King is right.

KhmerIsrael said...

How cheap is China? Well, I bought an axe that was made in China; if my life was to depend on the use of the axe I would had been in big trouble, the blade broke in half into the first chop. I was so mad, took the broken blade hurled across the ocean into China. I hope it didn't land on the poor slave's head that was employed to make the cheap junk. :-)

Anonymous said...

That included all CCP son and daughter to slave to this Chinese country. Hun Sen daughter is the first to go.

Anonymous said...

Khmer is now begging everywhere. Just give them some shit and they will beg you for life

Anonymous said...

China have bad reputation of not caring about people safety. Look at their populations! There country is a mess due to human rights violations. Chinese is communist!

They AID Hun Sen is just to slap US and UN in the face. It's politic! However, if they spent that much money on Cambodia believe me they will get much much greater in return. Don't trust Chinese, Youn and Thai. They are the top Asian's thiefs!!!

But of course Hun Sen don't care. All he see is more money to his family pocket. If anything it's Cambodia who suferring on the debt not him or his corrupted cronies.

Anonymous said...

SRP Senator Kong Korm, SRP MP Son Chhay and SRP MP Mu Sochua... stand up and ask SRP members who they really want to see as a leader for SRP... Don't be manipulated by Sam Rainsy...

If SRP wants democracy, SRP should vote for their leader!

Anonymous said...

How must pay back those money to China?
Hun Xen NO, but poor Khmer people, don't forget all Khmer?

Anonymous said...

Frankly, I want to help Rainsy, Hurt him first then he may take more serous listen to me or to all of you. We know he Rainsy are create more problem for SRP, lose connection with PM, and he too doubtful on select more intellect people to work with him, he may fear of his leadership in SRP. You know him right? he talk too much and have not clear principle for activist or people to see what is real outcome that Rainsy will add to develop or protect Khmer?. I want him to teach people to get smarter and more unity, for greater Khmer. We see the out come that bring him to get more love more well com. but if he not change 80 percent of people support Hun sen they never see Rainsy in their eye.

Regards. note I will stop if you consider my suggestion.

Anonymous said...

This is a game being played between China and United States in the retention of Vietnamese Expansion toward the South and later into Thailand; And this is something that the US cannot afford to have. In the power playing field in the eyes of US Foreign Policy, United States do not trust China and Vietnam, therefore, whatever the US can do in terms of preventing Vietnam from expanding which could threaten peace at the latter. When China chooses to donate large amount of money to Cambodia, this is simply buying friendship from Cambodia and to continue using Cambodia as a buffer zone against Vietnamese. In this instances, I see two major power houses are trying to pay close attention to Cambodia, because China and the US know fully well that Cambodians are a born fighter and they are not afraid of Vietnam. So, should Cambodian Millitary equipped with the right weaponry system and technologies advancement, provided by either China or the US, Vietnam would have no chances of advancing either to the South or to the North. Remember the incidence during 1979, between China and Vietnam? However, the side of the US is the "Domino Effect Theory". Hence, the US does worry about China, but either way, China and the US can both benefit from this "buffer zone" if they play the right card. One critical and major awareness that Cambodian government must know, Khmers have shed so much blood in the name of peace and stability, therefore, I only hope that Samdech Hun Sen, much better than Sihanouk, would take his time to consider his relationship to China rather than associating with United States. As you can see from our past record, China has done many horrible deeds to Cambodia by involving herself with Khmer Rouge, in addition, China advised Khieu Samphon, Ieng Sary, Saloth Sar and Sihanouk during their time in power...and nothing is great came out of it. Therefore, I only hope that Samdech Hun Sen would be more cautious to making quick decisions when it could lead Cambodia once again into future chaos. Having said that, Cambodia as a country has not or potentially given sufficient time to be associated with United States in order to progress along one of the greatest nation on earth whom has excellent records in respecting Human Rights and Democracy.

Samdech Hun Sen, you are the man with power, I urge you to do the right thing and look after your people. May you have a long life into your old age.


I thank you...



X-MEN

Anonymous said...

3:11AM, You sound like you have huge political ambitions with low education, no ability and capability. I will not blame anyone for not listening to you who never accomplished anything in life. Pathetic!

I have met many people like you through my personal and professional life. They all worthless! But yet they think they are brilliance. What a shame!

Anonymous said...

311:! why your mother look like ghos???

Anonymous said...

3:11 AM

Pretty good idea, but do you have any suggestion for your boss, Hun Sen, too?
Because Hun Sen is a Viet slave and very corrupted and he is the real danger for Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

HUN MANET AND HUN MANA say...
We need a sniper shooting at our father forehead..... That is the only way to get rid of him.

He thinks he owns Cambodia. We are his kids are so embarrassed when he talks like a barbarian or like a monkey on the tree singing.

Our mother is also making us ashamed of her skin bleaching, awkward jewelries wearing and flirting around...

Please help us get rid of them.

HUN MANET, HUN MANA AND OUR SIBLINGS.

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Province of Viet Nam

Nation Religion KING..

1. You idiot khmer have no nation it is all belong to vietnam now.. we run your country and our brothers and sisters are all over your country and in every level of government.

2. You have no religion becuase look at you even your own country to betrayed look at Hun SEn- CPPP we control thme -- how can they have religion becuase soon will be vietnam province

3. KING what KING-- he can not beg us to keep him there-- so he have to bring his mother which she work for our interested with hun sen and cpp.. then his father to beg us for keep him...

what a loser race. you all should dies and wishes you will never born.. better born as vietnamese you might be a little smarter and maybe love your own kind ans country better..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM.

Anonymous said...

good work hun sen-cpp.. more money to your master vitetnam.. china only give the money but we vietnamese control every level of this country. we vietnamese run this country our brothers and sisters are all cambodia officials in every levels.. more money from china is good for us the viet nam..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM

Anonymous said...

If the cpp won't abide with the EU, UN, and USA. They gonna get destroyed.

Getting to closed to china is not good. If they know better. Especially, when hunxen got too much blood on his hands.

Look at vietnam, they rather stay closed to the USA. The cpp gonna get hurt sooner or later.


Mrs Clinton even told them.

Anonymous said...

Vietnam swallowed Champa.
That is Viet’s nature.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
We are Islam wake up then united to take CHAMPA back !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
We are Islam wake up then united to take CHAMPA back !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
We are Islam wake up then united to take CHAMPA back !
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map !
We are Islam wake up then united to take CHAMPA back !

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Province of Viet Nam

Nation Religion KING..

1. You idiot khmer have no nation it is all belong to vietnam now.. we run your country and our brothers and sisters are all over your country and in every level of government.

2. You have no religion becuase look at you even your own country to betrayed look at Hun SEn- CPPP we control thme -- how can they have religion becuase soon will be vietnam province

3. KING what KING-- he can not beg us to keep him there-- so he have to bring his mother which she work for our interested with hun sen and cpp.. then his father to beg us for keep him...

what a loser race. you all should dies and wishes you will never born.. better born as vietnamese you might be a little smarter and maybe love your own kind ans country better..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM.

more money from china is good for our vietnamese brothers and sisters
that hold every level of officials in cambodia that control cambodia.. will use this money to further control cambodia... it is us that the king of cambodia to to beg us the viet nam to keep him there.. good work hun sen-cpp.now we have more money from china..

now we will build all of you a cage

Kone Khmer mearn pooch......... USA said...

To those who truly believe SR is too "leftist" ... you have the option to write him to his headquarter in PP by your opinions and hope he sees your vision.

To be him: you have to be a visionary and some leadership skills in order to exist to this day. You have to understand Khmer attitude to combat such problem with HS. HS without Hanoi is very easy.... but HS has a tail on his own, someone has to have what it takes to fight this battle to save our land.

Can you please, I urge you, I am not belong to any party but I work in the interest of Khmer people, you may write your suggestions, ideas, what is your strategy and what is your motivation toward why you think SR is so NEGATIVE.

Kone Khmer mearn pooch......... USA

Anonymous said...

10:30 AM

Viet keep on fucking their mama, they love those pussies so much, and they have no brains and become my dogs, come to papa, Viet dogs. They don't know who is who; because 80% of population has the same last name 'Nguyen' the mother fucker - identity crisis…