Vietnamese concerned that canal project in Cambodia could be potential gateway for Chinese forces

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The canal will bring economic benefits, but critics warn its military value could impact regional security.

Mr Chey Saman, the chief of Somrong Thom commune in Kandal province where the canal will pass through, walking next to the Mekong River.

Cambodian officials have touted how the canal would allow Cambodian imports and exports to bypass transits through Vietnamese ports. The March 2024 journal article was reproduced on the website of the People’s Public Security Political Academy on March 18. The March 2024 article by Vietnamese researchers, however, suggests that the canal would reduce the amount of water flowing into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

 

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