A high-ranking Cambodian official said on Wednesday that China’s Belt and Road Initiative – an infrastructure-focused strategy to accelerate regional trade – has, contrary to claims that the plan creates a “debt trap” for struggling nations, supported his country’s economic development.
In a keynote speech delivered to an audience of hundreds at the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong, Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol said the roads, airport, expressway and a future canal – projects funded by China under the auspices of the initiative – have been a boon to the people of Cambodia.
