Hun Sen—and China—Wins Cambodia Elections
China has pumped billions into Cambodia's economy, and Hun Sen has returned the favor.
Three decades into the rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodians went to the polls on Sunday to give the strongman ruler another five-year term.
It wasn’t hard to do that: His cronies had forced the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the main opposition, into dissolution last year.
Hun Sen and his backers tried to convince the public of their legitimacy. But observers say the outcome was predetermined, thanks in part to the interests of his biggest supporter: China.
Under Hun Sen’s rule, billions of dollars in Chinese investments helped Cambodia become one of the fastest-growing economies in
