Welcome to 'Tourism Vacation Town': China to build $1.2bn holiday hotspot in Cambodia

[geovalin]

Vast project follows a similar $3.8bn project, raising concerns about Beijing’s dollar diplomacy in the region

 

A $1.2bn Chinese-built “luxury city” is being built in Cambodia, accelerating what critics concerned about Beijing’s influence in the south-east Asian country call the region’s “Chinafication”.

 

Chinese developer Tianjin Union Development Group (UDG) says Tourism Vacation Town will feature high-end hotels, offices and theme parks on 1,200 hectares of land in Cambodia’s southwestern Koh Kong province. Details are scant, but building work is expected to begin next year.

 

The company has already started work on another $3.8bn resort in the same province, named Dara Sakor. In 2008 UDG was given a 99-year lease for land in Koh Kong to build Dara Sakor, which is expected to feature a port as well as attractions such as casinos. Many villagers have allegedly been displaced by the project, with some launching protests against what they said were unlawful “land grabs”.

 

read more https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/07/welcome-to-tourism-vacation-town-china-to-build-12bn-holiday-hotspot-in-cambodia

[Destiny1990]

Will take 99 years to building it..

[Nyezhov]

Its bad for Cambo but good for everywhere else. Canned trips for the Chinese Tourists. Their own little zero dollar city

[RichardColeman]

I see some crafty Thai planning coming up here that all the planes get rerouted through Thai airports to boost the tourism number !

[UPDEHSOI]

57 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Its bad for Cambo but good for everywhere else. Canned trips for the Chinese Tourists. Their own little zero dollar city

Umm, ya think it might (hopefully ) "thin out" the hordes of Chinese that are ruining Chiang Mai?

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, UPDEHSOI said:

Umm, ya think it might (hopefully ) "thin out" the hordes of Chinese that are ruining Chiang Mai?

[my friend I]

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Will take 99 years to building it..

 

They have lots of Chinese workers and they work 24/7. They are racing along on Bokor.

[myfriendu]

Great news for cambodia 

[watcharacters]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I see some crafty Thai planning coming up here that all the planes get rerouted through Thai airports to boost the tourism number !

 

I wonder why  planes from China to Cambodia would need to stop in Thailand?   Does the Thai government have control over airspace between the two countries as to  a direct  route?

 

[watcharacters]

4 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Will take 99 years to building it..

 

I believe you may be off by close to a century with your prediction.    The  Chinese appear unstoppable.

 

[Burma Bill]

I bet not one Cambodian worker will be employed. There are already fights between the Chinese and the Cambodians as I have seen in video clips on social media. I note "casinos" - Chinese mafia again?? 

[Thailand]

They had a couple of Casino cities up and running in Laos in double quick time, this will not be any different.

[Ulic]

Cambodia and Vietnam will soon be eating Thailands lunch. 

[Destiny1990]

Still a garbage belt with some hotels and casinos on top...

[Nyezhov]

11 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

I believe you may be off by close to a century with your prediction.    The  Chinese appear unstoppable.

 

They are a house of cards.....

[watcharacters]

8 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

They are a house of cards.....

 

Keep repeating those words as they gobble up more and more of SouthEastAsia.

 

[Esso49]

Well that's good for Cambodia and shows that the Chinese would rather invest there than in Thailand.  Whilst this post already is attracting its' detractors,  and I guess there will be many more,  why didn't those self same people raise similar concerns when US companies,  casino operators,  put billions of dollars developing these self same facilities in Macau and Singapore for example ?

[Nyezhov]

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

 

Keep repeating those words as they gobble up more and more of SouthEastAsia.

 

I shall. Remember the Mandate of Heaven. 

 

I am sure you can find more than enough information out there to see why China is a paper tiger,  as long as you stick to reputable publications.

 

But hey, whatever...have a beer

[Jai Dee]

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