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Cambodia breaks ground on China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

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Cambodia breaks ground on China -funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost' The $1.7 billion , 180-kilometer ( 111 miles ) Funan Techo canal is planned to connect the country’s capital with Kep province.

Cambodia hopes the canal will lower the cost of shipping goods to the country's sole deep-sea port, Sihanoukville .

Concerns remain about the potential environmental impacts of the canal, especially on the flow of the Mekong River .