Cambodian town of Sihanoukville scarred by Chinese influence
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Cambodia is increasingly looking away from the West and more towards China as it seeks partners in its economic development. Nowhere is this more evident than in the southern seaside town of Sihanoukville. Once famed for its beautiful beaches, the town has been dramatically changed by massive construction projects including many hotels and casinos. Much of the change comes as a result of the growing influence of Chinese nationals, who have reshaped the town and surrounding province with their investment and very presence.While some locals have benefited from the Chinese influx, many others say they are being left behind.
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Scary but you have to blame Cambodian Government for allowing this to happen. They did it to make themselves rich.
Mi mum told me we can’t do anything abt it we have no choice we get most of our funding and resources from China if we let them go all those resources are gone. It’s frustrating but we can’t do anything abt it....
True true,this have something to do with politics
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@@sleep._.y It's just your country is so poor that it has to allow those chinese investors start do the gambling business in your country, as combodian goverment is getting huge taxes income from it. BTW, Gambling is so illegal in China some of the "investors" are even wanted by the chinese police.
@@LEO-zo8ug you think you can take the taxes from china ? :D
I hate our corrupted government! They seem to careless about what's going on in Sihanoukville.
Hey Ma, My cousin. Lol. Where you from?
@@lemecavecpasbeaucoupdabonn797 hello bro,lol, I'm from Cambodia!
@@vannakkh964 where in cambodia?
@@lemecavecpasbeaucoupdabonn797 Siem Reap, home to Angkor Wat
@@vannakkh964 my parents from battambang
Cambodia needs a special economic zone like Shenzhen, but a casino? Things seem to be going the wrong way.
special gambling zone then? like Macau
Unfortunately gambling casino is the fastest way for the Cambodia government to increase revenues. But with gambling , comes drugs and prostitution. Yes. Correct. They should have started with an EEZ. Even mother China herself would not permit large scale organized Casino.
1 or 2 is ok, but 88 sounds like Fengshui to me.
Well same what they doing now in the Philippines
before chinese development cambodia was not even a casino, the whole country was a cheap brothel and drug den for backpackers and business man. the biggest building in the whole coutry was the US consulate. I think casino is definitely a step up
2016, this town was nice and peaceful and beautiful as he described it. Small quaint hotels and hostels and Cambodian cafe and restaurants businesses. 2017: Things changed dramatically in such a short period. Everything Chinese. Chinese casinos, hotels, land, groceries. I wish I could make it stop but like most locals I felt helpless as it isn't my country. I hope this town goes back to the way it was or better with more support for local Cambodians and preservation of environment. I miss the old SIhanoukville.
whos country are u?
I wish...but how could it possibly go back to the way it was? It's impossible. It would cost millions, and who would pay? I love the Chinese people and their culture--but this side of China makes me so angry. And the fact that the Cambodian government continuously sells its own people out like this is so infuriating.
You can stop it, hold demonstrations against chinese influence. 👏
The Cambodian gov should do something about it. It’s not like the Chinese people came in and did it. The gov should also regulate the way how some people come into Cambodia. And tell the gov to give support to their own people.
comdodian cant develop without chinese they so lazy man
@@chinaball4409 are you sure? Before none Chinese come in. We also can make living. Don't judge people the whole world not all perfect
xiao yi make a living is very different from living well. Chinese could make a living in 1970s, till now Chinese are not considered living well.
Same with our country ..I'm happy that our government is now doing something to regulate Chinese in the Philippines..
@@hafsadasimin8694 this always like this. Government let the investors do whatever they want. after the nation starts to prosper, the government will put some restrictions.
If there are a lot of people like him are having trouble living. The government should do something about because they recieved so much money from investors.
They didn't care @money is the boss
Fei Han there are millions of people that are in that state so where does that kind of money come from when you try to help them from being homeless cuz the rents for houses or even rooms for rent are all filled with chinese do you think governments can afford apartments for them? No!
Yes. The Cambodian government relaxed all rules for the foreigners. Blame the government.
Debt Trap from investment of Communist China /Invaders!
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That is the number 1 resaon why I no longer visit Sihanoukville (Kampong Som). I always use to visit their but now Cambodia's 3rd largest city is probably becoming a Chinese enclave.
Sihanoukville has become a province of China.
As a cambodian myself, all of my friends and families would visit sihanoukvile at least twice a year . But these few recent years we’ve never visited even once , cost of the rumors of chinese people and the drastic increase of price 😭😭
eq sun I actually live in the capital city , going there is for vacation purposes 😬
eq sun 👍👍
ik right
You should never have let these chinese into your nation in the first place!
My heart goes out to you and your family.
Me a Cambodian: Finally someone talk about this problem also it’s kinda fun not having to read the subtitle because I’m Cambodian!
#CambodianPride 🇰🇭
It very sad to see that situation of your country :(
Same problem here Southeast Asian neighbor
- Philippines
But the subtitles are for the foreigners so that they are also aware of the changes brought to this place and hopefully they will change for the better.
Fired Up Yes, I know but I just meant that it’s great that I don’t have to read the subtitle, please don’t get the wrong idea.
It’s one thing attracting Chinese investments, it’s totally another thing bringing Chinese citizens to work and live in your city ...
@@josedi1 And we have the same problem with Philippines here in Canada 🤣
If the govt does not regulate this type of investments this chinese worker cannot be controlled. They will take your market and country.
Money trap already set. It's just a matter of time and the Chinese will own it.
That’s the goal. Cambodia was a Chinese puppet before and still is
Chinese written all over the streets and shops then Cambodian language will die.
What about English, but without much development? If yes, should we just call it modernisation and not westernisation?
@@Lerab70 English is the effect of Colonialism and became a exchange language. But Chinese language in Cambodia doesn't make sense in the modern era ...the Chinese investors or realtors or Casino owner should use Cambodian Language. I think the Government of Cambodia is not looking at the long term danger of losing it's own identity.
@@CarsSupercars Then other nations , particularly English spoken ones should invest more and bring even more developments to Cambodia. I am sure Cambodians will be most welcomed. But where are they? Cambodia also need capital, technology and developments. It is easy to criticise, spread resentments and promoting self righteousness. Ask your country or you to pour in more money to Cambodia first, by then your voice should surely sound louder and applaused. Btw, Chinese is gaining popularity as a second language in Asia but no complaint if you only wish to stick one.
@@Lerab70 Karma prevails what you sow you will reap. This is what I believe. Arrogance and World dominance leads to downfall of many economies from existence of this World.
@@CarsSupercars Who's the dominant minority and arrogance do you see now in world..... Acting unilaterally, ignoring UN resolutions, waging wars at own discretion, interference to other countries internal affairs, etc.
Even here in Philippines I think we have the same situation now
Wla pa ba tayo gagawin kami meron na..kayo ano gngawa niyo para paalisin intsik
Dumadami na sila dito mamasyal ka lng ng sm araw araw dami mo makikita mga intsik
Yeah we do. Nakakagalit hahaha
I lived in the Philippines during the 80's and competed with most chinese enterprises. The chinese in the country were present long before the navigators discovered the archipelago in 16th century. Philippines is under China, but Philippinos submerge themselves under America without the latter acknowledging it. Philippines is more of Chinese influence - culture, physique, food, business tycoons, the locals adore chinese beauties, everything chinese looking make it to the showbizness.
Malaysia also
This is the problem of development, you can see it in every developing country.
yiy hang yes absolutely m, everywhere where Chinese government are involved in development, they squeeze you, loot you until the last drop of your blood.
@@rajr4042 Zzz. Whre America drop bombs...China drops money...suddenly they are in the wrong. The government is to blame, they have the power to regulate this, but for money they dont seem to care.
@@rajr4042 wow why dont you say every other government is like that? What a pariah statement.
@@rajr4042 Chinese investments are welcome almost everywhere. I do not know what you are talking about. You must be a sick person to say such words.
What a foolish comment. Lol.
Thank you for posting this scmp. It's disheartening to see what's happening, Cambodian people must be resilient and strong through these tough times never forget your true beauty. 🇰🇭 💪
M3ta1 yes we have to stay strong
I already gave up tbh...But thank you 🙏🏻 😊
modernization and development is literally disheartening. im crying right now.
This is the problem when you let the government make the decisions for you
Cambodia should protect its own people. As a Chinese citizen, I feel horrible about this. One day, the question will explode.
U think our dictator care about us actually we are scare of vietnam than chinese
@@sidaranesong324 My most deepest regards .....The Chinese government has already restricted Casino investment in Cambodia and from this year begins to regulate foreign interference in your country, but sadly she cannot interfere with your country's system for it is in China's diplomatic stance that she shall not force its own legislative system on another country(unless it is drug related). Twenty years ago ShenZhen is facing similar problems as you people are facing, hope twenty years later, your country can create cities just as developed as ShenZhen. I have read a lot about what my people have done in your country, and despite I can not represent them, but I do apologise.
@@winrng8902 呵呵
@@winrng8902 兄弟如果没看就先别评论，不信我自己去国务院的网站上看。
@@winrng8902 像你这种污言秽语的就是中国人了？真是争光啊
One sided story of a poor man. Seems that the Chinese money had not trickled down to every Cambodians. However there are some Cambodian which benefited. On environment, this is the effect of development.
I a Cambodian myself can say that it is also my country’s fault since our “current” government has been allowing this to happen for years.
Its is modern version of colonisation. Same did britishers.,french in Vietnam.
As a Cambodian person it is sad to see the Khmer govornment not doing anything about after all Cambodia has been through, I just hope that in the end everything would be better and Cambodia will be a great country again.
Governo de Camboja é conivente a isso tudo .. o principal deles é o primeiro ministro .. que é corrupto
Cambodians have been through so much but they remain such sweet people. Chinese money is tempting obviously but it's sad to see Cambodians taken advantage of by all this Chinese development.
Everyone's blaming the chinese but Cambodia is run by the militants, without their approvals no business can start from there. Every business is run by either the relatives of someone in the militaries or the government. So when they see how much the chinese can spent, of course they will allow. That dude is too afraid to say it's his government's fault because he will be hunted down.
I was in Cambodia 10 years ago. First and last time i smoked marihuana. Prostitution and drugs were easy avaible
KaPowProduction yes I am blaming my government but do you think we have the right or the guts to stop him from doing so? No! We don’t have the rights to stop him! Why? Well ask for yourselves!
За Великой Стеной Затаился Дракон yeah even if I took a trip to the supermarket to purchase alcohol they won’t even say anything to me but please I’m not an adult yet I’m only 13
Study with Sing True, no one care at all. They are like “As long as you give me money, just do whatever. I don’t care”
@@studywithsing9929 You don't have the rights does not mean you can blame anyone else, understand?
Haha. It's called modernization of a city. NEW YORK manhatten used to be a wonderful island with lots of trees and natural beauty. But it's all skyscrapers now. And a few.parks.
you know what is the best, no china in development in the past 😹
@@inrimopzyc3688 you will have to tell your leaders.... your leaders like money. So this happened
Jolly Green you said it yourself “wonderful” and you would rather destroy the planets with plastic waste than have a “wonderful” island?? Huh? Never heard of it
@@studywithsing9929 it is wonderful to have a natural clean land. But it cant mondernize. The country can stay 3rd world or they can catch up.
@@jollygreen4662 sorry dude, i dont have a leader, i lead myself ❤
The Cambodian people must rise up to reclaim the former glory of this city before it's too late. Greetings from zambia 🇿🇲👋🏾
Lived in Cambodia when I was very young, fell in love with the country and people!!!
I have been here when I was younger and then on a road trip...I talked with some local restaurant owners who told me that they were gonna have to close...it's really heart breaking
You Indian bro?
@@varunpreetsingh5440 yes mate, never grew up there though
@@ishaanjoshi890 Ok bro. Nice to meet you tho.
I'm a Malaysian. Been working here in for 1 1/2 year. It has drastically changed.
Will Yong For the better or worse, in your opinion? And why?
@Discovery Mine please look at the iq chart around the world, dont use emotions when arguing please i was just pointing my argument
@Discovery Mine it depends on the country who deploys chinese people, there are pros and cons too
cambodians have to adapt only then they can rise out of poverty
@Discovery Mine .....well you yourself sound ridiculous, hes not even talking about flooding a country with smart chinese. Every under developed country needs smart people, for whichever country you come from, but the government of combodia allows chinese. Or you prefer the way american did? Rather than going in and build up with local, we wipe out all the locals first?
It's the same everywhere in this world. People who are poor and lack of education, especially financial education, will always lose out.
Bro why even here
BRUHH
He is literally everywhere!
Who are u
I am chinese. It looks like the cambodian gov should think about how to take care of their own citizens and let them truly benefit from chinese investment
China Gov bought Hunsen or Cambodia Gov..
Anh Bui and how do you know that?
@@Pinkbattlewolf. I worked in cambodia. Local people told me. Chinese Gov bribe to Cambodian Gov staffs with money.
Anh Bui and how do they know that? Any pictures and videos?
@@Pinkbattlewolf if they show pictures and videos they will be arrested.
My Cambodian is terrible, but I did try not to read the subtitles too much. I remember Sihanoukville in 2001 when it was paradise. Later I was a teacher for 12 years and I used to take my Cambodian wife to Sihanoukville every holiday. New Year on Ochheuteal was fantastic - half of Cambodia partying and letting off fireworks. We went last time in 2018 and promised never to go back. What happened to Sihanoukville is just awful; a lesson in what corruption and greed does to poor, local people. You would have to be crazy to want to visit Sihanoukville now, unless it's to make a documentary.
Sad 😢 to see that such a beautiful and quiet city turned in to a loud,expensive, Chinese dominant City.
wanna live in a developing coutry forever?
So, better not to develop, and let Sihanoukville like 30 years ago, but the population had increased, how the extra new people going to find jobs and the livings
It's very sad to see this. I hope we grow one day and contribute to the local people of Cambodia in ethical way and enrich the culture. Stay strong from India 🇮🇳❤️🇰🇭
thank u bhai !
Who would've thought that these buildings were to be filled with cyber scams syndicate
Who else is Khmer/Cambodian but reads the subtitles? I do c:
I do cause like why not
I visit Sihanoukville last year.
Every new buildings only for chinese all of them, any other foreigner traveller will never visit there soon... including me
Cambodian don't even go there anymore
The rich ones will continue to be rich, and the poor ones will continue to the poor.
Interest
Idiot will continue to be idiots, keep thinking like that.
@@BorossAngkor 💯💯😁
I've been here couple of months ago. Terrible place to visit now, just a city full of dust now.
It's a city suicide for influx of Chinese investment like this. What a pitiful waste on this beautiful place.
This breaks my heart, I wanted to go to suhanoukville so much it was paradise 😭
K D there was no trash around the beach now there is because of the Chinese by the way CHINA IS THE MOST POLLUTED country
Soon there would be drugs, girls and triads if not managed properly.
Edit : After watching video, I learned that they are already there.
Sean girls?
@@birch8109 Working street girls..
Fellow Cambodians? Triads from HK that are actually asset of US!
And what city doesn’t have those? If it’s not the triads then others will come in to just the same
Sounds like BKK lol.
This story breaks my heart.
Who else is from cambodia ?🇰🇭
I love my country 🇰🇭❤️
And this is how you conquer a nation.With a smiling face and a helping hand.My Country is next in line. Saw this happening 15 years ago. We need leader like Rodrigo who loves his country and peolple more than some man made paper trash.
@Abhishek Singh Bangladesh 😁
As Chinese, I felt horrified by this and ashamed by the irresponsible developers. This only profits the greedy Chinese real estate developers and corrupted governments at the cost of Cambodian people's lives and environment and the image of Chinese people.
Blame on the corrupt government!
Feel sorry for him, but if I were him, I will start learning mandarin and try to make a business with them🤑
Pasti Sukses thats very simple，learn and study you can find a better job，gov let chinese company to change the city from a town to real city. ofc muddy roads are just temporary. from this guy i just noticed one thing he only sees the nagtive parts. like half water man.
Cambodia is a hot spot for Chinese developer, any money you make can easily bring back to CHINA.
Pasti sukses...masa sih???
Yes, learn Mandarin if you want to work and survive.
Yeah, that’s the reality of the situation. If the Chinese illegal aliens already make up 20% of the population, this guy better learn Mandarin because soon it will become the official language of the province. Once the Han population reaches 50%, not only Mandarin be mandatory but also allegiance to China is required to remain in China’s newest province
been here this place is typically another chinese city..
I’ve been to Richmond, Canada and LA, San Francisco, New York, etc...these are all Chinese cities....
San Francisco is not a Chinese city except within Chinatown, duh. It’s still very diverse here in SF.
crew Canada is a cool city...
1:19 random dude on street- 'can I get a lift?"
cambo dude- 'Go away, this is my scene'
Years later it wont be a cambo dude.
I've been there for couple of hours last year, as I was going to an Island from there. The whole city is a massive construction site. It was so sad to see that the Cambodians are losing their city
well, every nation has a right to progress. I just hope they do with lots Class and Culture.
I think the rule locals are not permitted to gamble is a protection.
chinese dont want locals in there
@@lastfreegeneration984 because they're following the laws of Cambodia.
Just like North Korea.
❤️❤️❤️ Cambodia ❤️‼️‼️‼️
Chinese influenza is Bad for the locals ‼️‼️
LOL. Influenza... Well, influenza is bad for people because it does make people sick.
@@lc5192 Chinese influence = influenza
Stay strong Cambodian! Don't let China take your economy.
Love from Indonesia
Our government is never...think about population in Sihanouk City...😢😢
and now alot of Cambodians proud about a city that call shihanokville that not belong to them,haha I'm from vietnam
Cambodia and Laos are the 2 countries which receive most Chinese investment within Asean countries.
Not many countries within Asean can resist the large investment brought in by the Chinese, but it seems to have brought in not just investment but export of population from China to the country... well it is not called the most populated country in the world for nothing...
@@BlackKnight_999 well i haven't touched that topic of mass immigration through infrastructure investment yet, but you have also raised one of the concerns. Indeed investment in general bring benefits to the country in a lot of ways. Still, sudden mass immigration has its cons, heavy pressure on resources, different culture clashes, price hike in living expenses, population imbalances in countries with different races, and political shifts in countries that are allowed to vote.
China is indeed the most populous country in the world, but it's nowhere near the top 50 (I remember arounx 80) when it comes to population density, in fact they are even far behind from ASEAN country. The reason for these migrations is far away from the current topic, but just to say their population is not a reason for their migration.
@@kimmyfoxworth6519 I am not just talking about immigration, I am talking about the workforce also... it almost always comes with the investment... like in Singapore where I live, I see a large population of Chinese Nationals working here... they are almost at any corner you turn, heck even in my block of apartment... I see quite a number of families from China.
@@BlackKnight_999 i have been to singapore many times, the first time was when you guys still havent have plans for terminal 3 and lately is 2 months ago.
Oh i thought singapore somehow solve that problem that makes it more confident to receives funding from china. Yes, many chinese families i can see, I go to singapore constantly. And they speak different accents from the chinese singaporean right? You guys speaks a combination of hokkien, hainan, guangzhou... years ago i saw a video of a singaporean man telling a chinese worker to speak english, because she can only speaks mandarin, which is something not familiar to singaporean right? But it receive backlash from the internet. I must say, if they gonna work in another country, they have to learn the language. I used to study in Japan, I cant serve customers in Vietnamese while im in Japan right, but when the video got online, people was defending the chinese worker.
I remember when i first go to night safari, the indian singaporean workers only speaks english and they cant speak any mandarin, now they speaks fluently.
You guys are having an immigration problem right now, too crowded. Even with planned and regulated migration, doesnt the government have plans? The housing prices have skyrocked, and recently trade war have created a big number of unemployment right?
Excuse me? Is there anybody like living in primitive shelter camp? I do hope the local government should do something like re-education and training for that poor people can be skilled.
This is what mainland China will eventually do to Hong Kong sooner or later.
Sihanouk Ville used to be beautiful and now it’s polluted and being destroyed. I’m sad to seeing this.
So this tok tok driver rather maintain his lifestyle like earn 80 US dollars a month than hunting some new opportunities and double or triple his salary through the infrastructure and economy soaring by Chinese investors? Complain never help only hard work can give you a better life
Pray tell me how an unskilled tuktuk driver like him should be able to do that?
Ashish Sen Gupta just give u a hint , as he mentioned there's a bunch of Chinese works and countless money, so many buildings and infrastructure to built, figure it out by yourself man
@@Charlie-jj4jr the building will give him a job? He drives a tuk tuk because he doesnt have any other option. A new building wouldnt automaticaly give him a new life and skills to participate new occupations. And who is gonna pay for thr tuk tuk he is leasing to earn a living? Not that simple
DJ SIGGY life never easy, opportunities doesn't mean guarantee, it's open another door for you so of course it means more options on his table now
@@Charlie-jj4jr how? When that investment comes with its own workforce from china?
So sad! I have been there 2 times and the second time (4 months after the 1st) made me shocked by how fast the pollution increases in Sihanoukville.
i went there a 7 years ago. I only pay 1 dollar a night for the hostel. It was very Beautiful then. This is sad.
All these people commenting saying the only main point is the economy and how cambodia is fine cause money is flowing -'- bit its not flowing right ! Corrupt government simply doesnt care and is for selfish gain. NOT ONLY THAT but there is the culture, heritage and history of the country that is lost. even if it is a small piece of the world. it is the roots of those have called it home...
I go to Cambodia every 1 or 2 years and when I went recently... it doesn’t feel the same anymore. It’s really sad to me as when I was younger I used to enjoy the nice and calm country side and the coastal area. But now all you see is litter, tourist and rude foreigners in overcrowded cities filled to the brim with construction work....
As Khmer, WE'RE PROUD .
We Love Sihanoukville,
Welcome to Sihanoukville in 2023.
Do not say anything about it Now!
Your gov't is making lots of money from the tax revenues and FDI. It helps the infrastructure, e.g., trains, water dams, power plants, schools, etc.
Poor SEA countries need to stop being backwater and more forward to modernization. Your enemies and western imperialist do not want you to develop, so that you can be forever poor and provide cheap labour to the capitalist countries.
Sihanoukville will be the entertainment hub in SEA and also tourism; attracting various nationalities of tourists from SEA. Better and larger than Macau and Las Vegas.
People just have to adjust to the transition period. All countries on the planet have been thru this transition period. Cambodia is no exception, or you can sit around, keep jerking, do nothing, stay poor and misery forever. Progression and development is better than dropping bombs from the skies. The western imperialists like war and bring war to non-white and non-western countries.
Malaysia and Singapore are role models when it comes to progression and development. Both are #2 and #1, respectively, in SEA.
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Not even Cambodian want to visit there
@@meis You mean allowing China to corrupt and destroy? Yeah sure.
I’m from Cambodian 🇰🇭 and I never ever go to this cities again 😡🇨🇳😡從中國大陸開始搞亂這裡的時候我再也不會去這個城市了～不是我一個人再也不會去是大部分的柬埔寨人也不會再去這個城市旅遊
@eq sun There are many Vietnamese people who pretend to be Cambodian and spread hate about China in order to sour the relationship. I'm Cambodian but I want more Chinese people in our country than before. I want to make Cambodia only for Chinese and khmer people living together.
The whole video only tuc tuck driver is interviewed
I just arrived in Sihanoukville to visit one day. I will not come back. It’s a nightmare city.
Sad for my country 💔 😥😢😥 is Cambodia
when my band broke up, i googled `cheap quiet beach` , and moved to Sihanoukville ;) the first little place i lived in Asia; bought a quiet beachfront and built a shack with Lightening fast WIFI... and sold orphan`s paintings around the world.... later moved to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.... but i don`t even recognize Sihanoukville ( Kompong Som)
Please do something to help Cambodia
hok sok han did u heard that he is saying Ching chonng to you haha
The seas used to be so clean but all that has changed as more time passes
Sionukville game over ! Finish ! The End !
បងប្អូននៃប្រទេសរបស់ខ្ញុំ និងរដ្ឋទាំងអស់មានទំនោរ ... វាជាភ្នាក់ងារនៃការវិនិយោគដ៏ល្អ និងប្រាក់ចំណូលដ៏ច្រើនអកម្មប្រចាំថ្ងៃ សូមទាក់ទងមកខ្ញុំអំពីរបៀបចាប់ផ្តើមវិនិយោគ និងប្រាក់ចំណូល។
I hope combodia not become like malaysia..
What is problem of Malaysia?
@@leeyoungjea6490 a Chinese built city in Malaysia but only for Chinese citizens
Not to downplay the struggle of this man. But I feel like the surge of construction and businesses opening up with eventually help the people of Cambodia. Cambodian people are so scared of change. They don’t understand the boom in economy will bring more wealth to the country. As far as trash goes, trash is all over Cambodia.. don’t blame that on Chinese new comers. It’s the corrupt government and no proper disposal of trash around the country. Bless my poor country. I hope Cambodia gets back the power they once had in the olden days .. but this will take time.
Very true. I went to Cambodia many years ago and was appalled by everyone just throwing trash any where.
It would bring more drugs, casinos, prostitutes, crimes, etc., and the ordinary Cambodians only option is to sell themselves in in this kind of business.
Basically blaming everything on Chinese despite them literally helping them to develop
They are invading not helping!! Im from the philippines and the same is happening here, china is an evil empire
G G did you even watch the video?? Can’t you hear him said that their life is harder when the chinese came? My gosh it may be because ur chinese, so ignorant.
@@slightlyexistential1640 Your government invited them in. If they are an evil empire, what do you call your government?
GUMIH0 they are making the place better, what about the workers who are now paid 3 times their usual wage. What about the residents that benefit off this new infrastructure. It’s not Chinas job to develop everyone. If residents can’t keep up with modernisation it should be the responsibility for the local government to provide welfare
William Minerva since when did invaders pay people 3 times their normal wage, build up infrastructure and invited but the government.
I was there this summer and the place is totally destroyed and completely trash filled! It makes me so sad to see such a beautiful place become corrupted.
When China had all sorts of problems during our opening up with foreign investment, we did not blame foreign investment
It was the same reason for you as it was for Cambodia now - the CCP.
Yes, you did. You blame foreigners for interfere with your country, and you still do.
Brian C
I was talking about foreign investments. We don’t blame foreign investments, we blame CIA type of political interference
No China just denies that it even had any foreign investment and claims it rose up all by itself! haha
C brtdgh
Are you an idiot? When did Chinese government ever say there was no foreign investment?
I don’t know how to say, but the land in Cambodia is private. The government does not earn money from trading land.
Cannot just blame the foreign Chinese investors that bring the development to the local, local gov have to do something to help the local poors , the infrastructure and the environment.
There is something you need to know about Chinese investors.. they all have links with the Chinese government...
Instead of Chinese casino, Cambodian should focus more on science and technology. Invest on small industries and local manufacturing products. It will boost the economy. Better depend on others, Cambodia should start from grassroot level unless it shall become a Chinese puppet.
Please spread your knowledge and awareness. You're obviously a lightworker, with not many people having the same vibrational consciousness like you (and I)
I feel so sad what happend to Sihanoukville it was so a nice town before
:(
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Rip, willing to be a province of chinese mainland
Dyan Cris cambodian should be a developed cambodian not a province of China
I went to Sihanoukville 10 years ago and it definitely didn't look like this. Well, I seriously doubt it is a coincidence that as the Chinese influence increases in Cambodia that the current government is more and more resembling an undemocratic authoritarian regime. With a compliant government permanently in power in Cambodia it will be easier for China to further encroach upon and dominate Cambodia's economy with all the usual disastrous results. The Chinese are using Cambodia as a playground and are behaving like international vandals. I feel so sad for the Cambodian people.
yeah, they should live in jungles rather than modern buildings
you're an idiot.
Donald John please don’t say that, you don’t know how much chinese actually changed my country ofc they won’t live in jungles but they also won’t live in those apartments or building because they can’t afford any of that like the tuk tuk driver said he can’t even afford 150$ a month for rent how is he gonna afford thousands of dollars on an apartment please take your words to considerations before you say something like this
Technology is not enough. We have this human factor called "Ethics".
They lived in balace with nature. Now they are going to be priced out of their home with real estate prices and they cant buy those condos since those condos would sell for hundreds of thousands due to beach front value.
@@studywithsing9929 then you need to change your life , you cannot hold back the developing world, world is spinning every time and you just need to adjust to it for your own survive like in other country to
Strong camboja !
At least they really bring visible and obvious developments to Cambodia.
Maybe you dont understand what is all about in the future for the Locals.
@@luckymale00 In this world, the strongest survive. It's the law of nature. Even it's the same in USA and UK,. Just look at the ever increasing helpless homeless in UK and USA.
I'm sad to see how much has changed there. People in authority and power had no regard for the locals. That place was so beautiful. One day the market will go down and that place will have empty hotels. It will never be the same again.
Congrats, u have sold ur soul to the devil
I can only imagine how the city would be today had it not been for covid. Three years with no Chinese tourists in a city being built for them was a disaster.
If this were the US, will the same thing be said??
@ABC ABC Wealthiest? GDP per capita is far from being the wealthiest and there are probably more Americans (total, not percent of course) under the poverty line than Cambodians. Nevertheless immigration gets preached as the solution for everything.
Typically American investors don't open serrated spaces in other countries. I have never seen a "American national only" Casino.
VietNam is laughing in hard XD
😅😅😅😅😅
Well yes
@@dangphucuong :)))))))))
Me laughing in Vietnam covid case :)
It’s like China back in the 1990s and early 2000s. I hated my surroundings because construction everywhere, dirt everywhere, mess everywhere, and pollution. But it is a transition phase that a society must go through to modernize.
Which city was that?
@@SuccessforLifester every city in China like that. But look at today China.
@@yogawan3805 I see. Yes rapid modernization. When I was in Suzhou they were still building the MRT system. A lot of other constructions are also ongoing
China"s economy is suffering and contracting. Perhaps investment will cease. I notice the roads are improving but high rise construction seems quieter. As a western visitor before the boom ,i am truly sorry to see the old lifestyle being bulldozed aside by greed and corruption by Cambodian politicians and china,s financial ambitions.I pray for the people of Cambodia who have already suffered too much. James..Au
I thought it is called development?
That's just another nice way of saying....move aside, we're here to take over you and your government, cuz you're too dumb to know any better.
Use to be beautiful. Moved out 4 years ago. Sad.
Me too...
His job depends on Chinese tourists and he drives a Chinese car. How is China not making him live better?
I'm Cambodian and this is kind off our traditions because once there's lav living in our country and our gavormen welcomed them just like now
I am a Cambodian people
We all Cambodian people
Me too and this stuff that Chinese do better stop
@@studywithsing9929 tell it to your government.
Mathew Lee We would if we could
@@monomo5830 u couldnt, so its chinese's fault?
I feel so bad for him it didn't need all this
5:52
Open eyes and
Broken dreams....
I thought China said every interference in the world is western gov fault? That only western people ruin others countries. China needs a mirror. “Oh we are bringing jobs to the people” “we are making the people wealthy” I’m not sure prostitution and casinos and gangs make for a better society.
These problems existed long before the Chinese influx. Cambodia needs the Chinese. They have always been the ones to make the country go round economically from way back. Eventually they do assimilate into the Cambodian culture and become Cambodian as I am one myself.
Chinese are always crafty merchant!!!
They do it like feeding and making meat. Unlike some non-governmental organizations from Germany and Europe, they help Cambodians unconditionally. I heard Some people Chinese is in vietnam they told because in Cambodia is easy for them making money then many Chinese mainland from vietnam moved to Cambodia.
Chinese are like the clones from Star Wars - abundant in numbers and can produce imitations.
I find it funny how these mainland Chinese investors are building businesses and infrastructure but not actually hirer the locals to do the jobs but instead import more Mainland Chinese workers. Pretty much they aren’t giving back to the local economy but instead replacing them.
Maybe the Cambodian Government should restrict the work visa available to non-investors and encouraged more local citizens employments. Those Chinese investors and landlords has already raised the local rents and utilities.