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The Compass: Stories from the New Silk Road: Cambodia: New riches on the coast

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Sihanoukville in Cambodia

19/06/2019 GMT

Cambodia: New riches on the coast

Stories from the New Silk Road

BBC World Service - The Compass, Stories from the New Silk Road, Cambodia: New riches on the coast

How a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs from Kenya to Kazakhstan is changing lives.

When it comes to South-East Asia, China’s presence is most felt in Sihanoukville. Cambodia’s once sleepy backpacker resort has been transformed by Chinese investment – the sheer speed of development has divided local opinion. Chatting to everyone from bus drivers to market stall holders about their experiences of a changing town, we ask, how has the Chinese influx affected the people of Sihanoukville?
 
Presenter: Scarlett Sok and Peter Shevlin
Producer: Peter Shevlin

(Photo: Public square with building construction in the background in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images)

The Compass: Stories from the New Silk Road

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From Kenya to Kazakhstan, there is a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs, ports, cities and countries. In four different locations, this series hears from those whose lives are being transformed by China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.

(Photo: Golden Bridge on Silk Road by artist Shuyong - a public work of art at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing 2019. Credit: Peter Shevlin)

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