Cambodia’s Hun Sen hits back at criticism about Funan Techo canal

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen hits back at criticism about Funan Techo canal

Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has slammed what he calls attempts to “fabricate the story” about a proposed Chinese-built canal near Vietnam’s border. The former prime minister, who remains a powerful political figure, vehemently rejected suggestions that “the canal will further facilitate the Chinese navy near the Vietnamese border” in a post on social media platform X. The Funan Techo canal, officially known as the Tonle Bassac Navigation …