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Southeast 

Asia 

and 

China: 

Southeast 

Asia 

and 

China: 

Mainland 

and 

Island 

PerspectivesMainland and Island Perspectives

SophalSophal

Ear, PhDEar, PhD

Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor

US 

Naval 

Postgraduate 

SchoolUS 

Naval 

Postgraduate 

SchoolPACFLT RSEPPACFLT RSEP

16 July 201116 July 2011

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Dimensions of  Chinese Influence

• Garments, construction, telecommunications, 

fiber optics,

 pharmaceuticals,

 gold

 mining,

 oil,

 agro‐industry…

•

You 

name 

it.• But why?

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China’s 

Geopolitical 

Interests

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Damning the Mekong

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Perennial Droughts: Climate Change or Perennial Droughts: Climate Change or 

Chinese Dams?

 Cambodian

 PM

 says

 not

 Chinese

 Dams?

 Cambodian

 PM

 says

 not

China!China!

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1999: Speaking of  Chinese Largess 1999: Speaking of  Chinese Largess 

Cambodian Senate

 ComplexCambodian

Senate 

Complex (which has its own golf  range)(which has its own golf  range)

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2009: Tomb2009: Tomb‐‐like Council of  Ministers Buildinglike Council of  Ministers Building

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Not Just Architectural Monstrosities…

• 2005‐2007 China delivered 

15 patrol boats to Cambodia 

to bolster

 its

 ageing

 fleet.

• AFP: “The [latest] hand‐over 

came less than a month 

before the

 expected

 visit

 of 

the American warship USS 

Essex, the latest in a series 

of  high‐profile US Navy 

stops in Cambodia.”

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Money tooMoney too……

•• China surpassed the US China surpassed the US 

as 

a 

donor 

to 

Cambodia as a donor to Cambodia 

in 2006, when the US in 2006, when the US 

disbursed $51 milliondisbursed $51 million

••

$600 million

 in

 $600

 million

 in

 ““aidaid””

often citedoften cited

•• $1.2 billion in $1.2 billion in 

““investmentinvestment”” 

signed in

 signed

 in

December 2009 during December 2009 during 

visit of  China's Vice visit of  China's Vice 

President Xi

 President

 Xi

 JinpingJinping

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Uyghurs 

vs. Trucks vs. $1.2bn.

• "If  the US gives us 

the 

equipment, 

we 

are happy. And if  they won't give it to 

us, it

 is

 also

 good.”

Khieu 

Kanharith, Cambodian gov’t

spokesman

• December 2009:

 Day

 before

 $1.2bn

 from

 China,

 20

 ethnic Uyghurs

sent back to China

• April 2010 “consequences”: 200 US trucks and trailers 

for Cambodia

 cancelled

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Engaged But Not MarriedEngaged But Not Married

•• ““It is the rights [It is the rights [sicsic] of  U.S. ] of  U.S. ……

to either donate or to either donate or suspend such assistance. Cambodia is implementing its suspend such assistance. Cambodia is implementing its 

own policy

 and

 laws

 within

 the

 frameworks

 [own

 policy

 and

 laws

 within

 the

 frameworks

 [sicsic]

 of 

 full

 ] of 

 full

sovereignty sovereignty ……

That means U.S. can implement their That means U.S. can implement their policy and we can implement ours.policy and we can implement ours.””

——KoyKoy

Kong, spokesman

 for

 Ministry

 of 

 Foreign

 Affairs

 Kong,

 spokesman

 for

 Ministry

 of 

 Foreign

 Affairs

and International Cooperation told Xinhuaand International Cooperation told Xinhua

•• May 2010: 257 military trucks and 50,000 military May 2010: 257 military trucks and 50,000 military 

uniforms donated

 by

 Chinauniforms

 donated

 by

 China

•• ““They are all brandThey are all brand‐‐new trucks... from the factory.new trucks... from the factory.””

——Cambodian  PMCambodian  PM

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