Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

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PREK TAKEO, Cambodia — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China -funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam .The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal is planned to connect the country’s capital with Kep province on Cambodia ’s south coast, giving it access to the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia hopes the 100-meter -wide, 5.

Billboards promoting the economic benefits of the canal dominated the countryside.The canal will promote “national prestige, the territorial integrity and the development of Cambodia,” Manet said, adding that the country had built bigger and more expensive infrastructure projects before. But this “historic” canal was different and had nationwide support, he said.“We will build this canal, no matter the cost,” he said.

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