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Cambodian city turns into ghosttown after Chinese withdrawal

Kris Janssens
October 6, 2021

In southern Cambodia, the city of Sihanoukville, was counting its blessings not all that long ago. Not only was it reaping the benefits of a construction boom as part of the New Silk Road, but it also was a tourism hotspot. But within a short period of time, two crises transformed it into a ghosttown.

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