US Sanctions Likely to Cool Cambodian Relations Anew

Washington goes after BRI company building giant resort

By: Toh Han Shih

US sanctions for human rights violations and land seizures against a major Chinese state-owned company building a giant resort complex in Cambodia as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are likely to exacerbate already-cool relations and drive Phnom Penh further into China’s embrace, analysts say.

“Relations between the US and Cam…