China's BRI projects greatly benefit Cambodia: experts


The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway is among China's BRI projects. - SUPPLIED

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Projects under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been greatly boosting Cambodia's economy and improving local people's livelihoods, Cambodian officials and experts said.

Large BRI projects in the South-East Asian country include the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, hydropower plants, Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, new Siem Reap International Airport, Morodok Techo National Stadium, roads and bridges, hospitals, and rural water supply among others.

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