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China's Strategic Interests In Cambodia: Influence And Resources, Sophal Ear, Sigfrido Burgos Dec 2009

China's Strategic Interests In Cambodia: Influence And Resources, Sophal Ear, Sigfrido Burgos

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Cambodia is pivotal to China’s strategies to project greater influence in Southeast Asia, buffer longstanding rivals, and potentially tame America’s hegemony. China’s transformation from regional backwater into influential global actor raises concerns for many countries. As expected, the rise of a powerful regional player makes traditional hegemonic countries anxious.