China Has Designs on Democracy in Southeast Asia

[The_King]

In January 2019, Dan Coats, then the U.S. director of national intelligence, warned the Senate Intelligence Committee that Cambodia’s “slide toward autocracy” could enable China to establish a military presence in the country. Such a move would pose a grave threat to regional stability and to the political independence of many Southeast Asian nations.

An armed Chinese presence on Cambodian soil would violate Cambodia’s constitution, as well as the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements that ended its long civil war. To be sure, Beijing is Cambodia’s largest source of aid, credit, and investment, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s corrupt, authoritarian regime relies heavily on Chinese patronage. But allowing Chinese troops in Cambodia is a political “red line” that Hun Sen cannot risk crossing, at least publicly.

Cambodian defense officials derided the U.S. intelligence chief’s statement as “fake news.” Hun Sen, too, issued vehement denials, repeatedly

 

 

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2020-06-10/china-has-designs-democracy-southeast-asia

[Satki]

I think the country is already sanctioned by some western countries

[Huat Zai]

 

[socrates469bc]

the khmers not so dumb.

 

they know the thais will not allow the tiongs into gulf of siam while the viets will not be too song with tiong navy threatening their economic center of saigon.

 

got one kumgong atk, told me that tiongland can convince bkk to build the kral canal.

 

i told him no thai govt will allow the kral canal as this will mean southern siam seceding from siam proper.

 

majority of tiong kias r really kumgong until not hope.

Edited June 14, 2020 by socrates469bc