Planes have begun landing at a new Chinese-built airport near the city of Siem Reap, the latest symbol of how Cambodia is pinning its hopes for infrastructure investment on its political and economic patron.
The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, built over three years at a cost of about $1 billion, began operations last week ahead of its official inauguration next month.
Cambodia has received billions in infrastructure funding from China. Much of it, including the new airport, has come under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the overseas infrastructure-building project that Chinese President Xi Jinping has nurtured over the past decade.
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