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In scrappy Cambodian casino town, Chinese plan future beyond coronavirus

By Clare Baldwin
FILE PHOTO: A Cambodian construction worker poses for a photo in Chinatown, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) - *Photo essay: https://reut.rs/3avL9X4

When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast, he sees construction cranes sitting idle.

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