| Sumario: | The article analyzes events in Cambodia from late 2019 until October 2020, many of which relate in different ways to its intensifying relationship with China. As a repercussion of the suppression of its major opposition party, the European downgraded Cambodia’s trade status, and China responded with its own bilateral trade agreement. The coronavirus pandemic played out dramatically, as in the rest of the world, and although very few cases were eventually reported, it had great impact on Cambodian economy, social life, and, perhaps, human rights. Arguably, the most important development of the year was the dramatic decrease in water flow of the Mekong River, which some attributed to upstream dams and reservoirs, many in China.
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