Hun Sen Encourages Cambodians to Emulate Chinese-Style Wealth

Hun Sen Encourages Cambodians to Emulate Chinese-Style Wealth – cambodiadaily.com, December 30, 2012
…“Let’s invest in small and big firms. Let’s make Cambodians become millionaires. Only in Cambodia are there no millionaires. In China there are many millionaires, so don’t think that a communist country has no millionaires,” the prime minister continued, adding that foreign investors should feel they have equal access to entering the market when competing with local enterprises.
Mr. Hun Sen said that promoting a wealthy class was the best way to help the poor.
“Make the bosses rich in Cambodia,” he said. “Because when there are problems-for example when people need help with flooding—our local investors contribute a huge amount of money…”