Cambodia plans to ask finance from China to build 300 to 500 km rural roads annually
Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen said this week that he will talk with Chinese leaders especially his Chinese counterpart PM Wen Jiaboa about finance to build 300-500 km rural roads in the country in contribution of helping poverty reduction and living conditions of the local people. … He [Prime Minister Hun Sen] also highlighted the contribution from other partner including ADB and South Korea. … [Chinese] Ambassador Pan said the Chinese government saw the development of roads and bridges as the key factors for economic development and poverty reduction in Cambodia. So far China has funded the construction of more than 2,000 kilometers of roads and bridges in Cambodia, he said. …
