BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:85a7a98bf766ccd73a87cd792c24ab38 DTSTAMP:20260607T113327Z SUMMARY:China\, Law and Development in Cambodia DESCRIPTION:Contact: kimhean.hok@ace.lu.se\n\nHave you ever wondered why Ch inese investors are more willing to invest in high-risk countries than non -Chinese investors? This talk examines how China has made strides in enter ing challenging markets like Cambodia\, where corruption and economic unce rtainty pose major hurdles. It delves into the reasons Chinese companies t hrive in these lucrative environments\, whereas Western companies often fa ce difficulties. The talk will discuss regulatory enforcement\, compliance \, relational contracts\, legal intermediaries\, and the right balance bet ween informality and formality. It also explains how Chinese investors ski llfully overcome obstacles to establish and maintain successful investment s in Cambodia. \;Bio \;Sokphea Young earned his PhD in Political S cience from the University of Melbourne\, Australia\, and later became a R esearch Fellow at University College London (UK). Dr. Young has taught at Birkbeck\, Queen Mary\, and SOAS\, University of London. He researched and published variously on political economy\, political regimes and developm ent\, civil society\, and citizenship in Southeast Asia. He is the author of \;Strategies of authoritarian survival and dissensus in Southeast A sia: Weak Men versus Strongmen (Palgrave\, 2021).Beyond academia\, Dr. You ng has advised international development agencies (INGOs\, UN bodies)\, mu ltinational corporations\, banks\, and global financial institutions on ad dressing social\, environmental\, governance (ESG)\, human rights\, and po litical risks throughout East and Southeast Asia\, Europe\, the Middle Eas t\, and Africa. \;This event is part of the Perspective Asia Lecture S eries.\n\nMore information about the event: https://www.ace.lu.se/calendar /china-law-and-development-cambodia DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20260429T131500 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20260429T150000 LOCATION:Asia Library\, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies\, Söl vegatan 18 B\, Lund END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR