"Unwarranted sanctions: US move against Chinese firm in Cambodia strongly condemned", 21 September 2020

The government as well as the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia have strongly rejected and condemned the United States move to impose sanctions on Union Development Group (UDG), ...

In a statement issued ..., a Chinese Embassy spokesman urged the United States to immediately lift its sanctions.

The statement said that Dara Sakor resort, a tourism and entertainment project, is licensed by the Cambodian government and is a large-scale joint venture invested in by the UDG and Tianjin Union Group.

“This project complies with the laws and regulations of Cambodia and contributes to the economic and social development of the Kingdom,” it said.

... The US alleged UDG conducted some “serious human rights abuse and corruption” activities through a former Royal Cambodian Armed Forces deputy commander-in-chief General Kun Kim, who is now first vice president of the National Committee for Disaster Management.

“After falsely registering as a Cambodian-owned entity in order to receive land for the Dara Sakor development project, UDG reverted to its true ownership and continued to operate without repercussions,” said US Treasury Secretary Steven T Mnuchin...

Additionally, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said on his Twitter that the sanctions were imposed due to UDG’s alleged role in corruption in Cambodia...

... In a recent statement ..., UDG, which is fully owned by China Tianjin Union Investment Development Group Co Ltd, said the United States is seeking to invoke domestic laws to impose “long arm jurisdiction” on the enterprise on baseless and unnecessary charges...