Kunming: Mr. Soy Sopheap, Director General of the Deum Ampil Information Center and President of the Cambodia-China Journalists Association, on the evening of July 13, 2026, made an intervention on the “Funan Techo Canal Project and the Fight against Fake News”.
This intervention was made on the occasion of Mr. Soy Sopheap participating in the cultural exchange event and the annual meeting of the South and Southeast Asian Press Federation in Kunming and Xishangpanna, Yunnan Province, China, from July 13 to 17, 2026.
During the ceremony, Mr. Soy Sopheap said that the “Funan Techo Canal” construction project in Cambodia, which passes through four provinces (Kandal, Takeo, Kampot, Kep) before arriving in Phnom Penh The 190-kilometer-long project is planned to cost 1.7 billion VND and is scheduled to be completed in 2029.
He told the entire ceremony that the “Funan Techo Canal” is another major project of China and Cambodia implementing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.
When the “Funan Techo Canal” project is completed, the Cambodian economy will grow significantly by transporting goods in and out without having to go through neighboring countries.
Of course, there are many reports published on MMO media or other news networks that strongly attack The “Funantecho Canal”, a Chinese Belt and Road project, cannot be built in Cambodia due to its impact on the environment and water flow. In the past, we have seen countries in the Mekong sub-region object and even demand that Cambodia provide documents and further study without building it now. However, Cambodia has studied in depth with China and has reached a construction that preserves the environment and economic growth for Cambodia, as well as economic cooperation between Cambodia and China. He said that in addition to China building many other Cambodian infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the “Funantecho Canal” is very important, which we call a grand project in waterway transportation, and this is also a reminder of the past thousands of years when China and Cambodia There is also a connection through the “Funan Techo Canal”. Originally, no Cambodian people believed that the “Funan Techo Canal” existed.
Mr. Soy Sopheap added that, of course, some foreign and domestic propaganda networks have strongly attacked China, saying that it is impossible to build the “Funan Techo Canal” and that it cannot be operated, which is why the Cambodian people are reluctant to think that China may not help with this project. But as a journalist and president of the Cambodia-China Journalists Association, he tried to comment and clearly state his position that “Prek Funan Techo” must be built for economic growth, not only now but also in the future, especially the most correct implementation of President Xi Jinping’s grand policy in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In this regard, to prevent fake news, we must continue to widely disseminate and closely monitor it, and ask the Chinese side to provide the most convenient opportunity for journalists to report on the progress of the construction of “Prek Funan Techo” until the end. At that time, he believed that the media that attacked and opposed the project would lose its influence. Saprap.
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