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Cambodia, China, United States
How Beijing patiently laid the groundwork for its naval base in Cambodia

By placing loyalists in key positions in Cambodia's political and financial sector, not to mention a propaganda component, Beijing has secured a favourable long-term position there, allowing it to develop its construction of a naval base with peace of mind. [...]

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Cambodia-China Journalists Association
Cambodian Council of Investment
China Investment Corp
Council for Special Economic Zones
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Jun Jing
Liu Xiao Guang
People's Liberation Army
Sok Chenda
Xiao Jin
Yun Xia Yang

Cambodia, China
Yunnan Construction group spearheads Chinese influence in Southeast Asia

Cambodia's new international airport is due to be finished next month. The facility has been built by a company from Yunnan, a Chinese province central to Beijing's strategy to grow its influence in Southeast Asia.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 10.02.2023

Cambodia
Business magnate Rithy Sear acts as informal emissary for Cambodia's PM Hun Sen

Chinese-Khmer entrepreneur Rithy Sear, the CEO of Worldbridge Group who has the ear of Western diplomats, has taken on the task of boosting Cambodia's image and that of its prime minister, just as the country appears to be playing an increasingly pivotal role in South-East Asian rivalries between China and the US.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 13.01.2023

Cambodia, China, France, United States
How Hun Sen and his clans plan to keep control of key ministries in 2023

Just as Cambodia has emerged as a major player in the China-US showdown in the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Hun Sen is preparing his succession, which will take place next year. In order to ensure a new government loyal to his son Hun Manet, he is banking on the various loyalties created over the years, in particular in the defence and interior ministries.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.12.2022

Cambodian PM Hun Sen (left) and his son, Hun Manet.

Cambodia, China, United States
Foreign powers curry favour with prime minister Hun Sen's progeny

Against a background of growing tension between Washington and Beijing, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen is preparing his succession. All his children are receiving attention from one or more foreign powers, often in the form of business interests.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.10.2022

Cambodia, China
Beijing's painstaking work to open up Cambodia's political and royal doors

In order to have a free hand to develop its naval holdings in the country, Beijing has ensured that it has a dedicated team of businessmen in Prime Minister Hun Sen's entourage.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 13.09.2022

United States
White House wants bipartisan approach to strategic research on China

To work on more effective policy for countering China, especially on economic and strategic terms, the US is supporting bipartisan research, taking a step away from the division, and confusion, of the Trump years.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.08.2022

China, United States
US State Department gets budget for Chinese counter-influence in Indo-Pacific

To stem China's rise in the region, US diplomacy plans to implement economic security measures and develop counter-influence programmes, notably in Cambodia and Sri Lanka.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.07.2022

China, North Korea
Beijing tries to win Pyongyang's trust by helping rebuild Punggye-ri nuclear test site

Xi Jinping is trying to convince his North Korean counterpart that the CCP is not looking for an alternative to his leadership. The Chinese leader, while remaining formally opposed to Kim Jong-un's nuclear policy, is offering him support at a strategic and symbolic site.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.05.2022

A North Korean soldier stands guard outside the entrance to one of the dismantled tunnels at the Punggye-ri site on May 24, 2018.

China, France, Germany
Continental European analysts muscle into UK's China bailiwick

In France and Germany, several corporate intelligence firms are beginning to find their place by specialising in China. Until now, British firms had cornered this market.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 20.04.2022

China
Backed by Beijing, security firm Frontier Services Group makes push into Southeast Asia

After focusing on Africa, the private security company Frontier Services Group, close to the Chinese authorities, is actively prospecting for business in three countries that are key for China's development - Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 12.04.2022

China
Beijing's influence strategy drives China's penetration of Pacific Isles

China's new influence strategy, United Front, has led to an unprecedented military pact in the Solomon Islands. Intelligence Online reveals the networks of influence that have enabled Beijing to secure its foothold.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 07.04.2022

Cambodia, China, United States
Washington increasingly worried about Chinese influence in Cambodia

A new bill highlights Chinese involvement around the Ream naval base and Dara Sakor International Airport, two projects in Cambodia that may be eventually be used for military operations.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.07.2021

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Since the start of the year, China has been negotiating terms for a number of projects, ranging from mining and port ventures to military installations. Six sites are particularly concerned. They include ports but also strategically located inland towns.

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