Trucks are seen in the compound of the Cambodia Iron Group at the Rovieng District in Preah Vihear province...
Trucks are seen in the compound of the Cambodia Iron Group at the Rovieng District in Preah Vihear province February 10, 2013. The remote district of Rovieng was once a battleground between Cambodian government troops and Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge. Unexploded bombs still lurk in its fields and forests. So does something more desirable - iron ore - and supposedly in such huge quantities two Chinese companies have an $11-billion plan to extract it. Their proposal - a steel plant and seaport linked by a 404-km (251-mile) railroad - has alarmed environmentalists, mystified mining and transport experts, and bolstered Cambodia's reputation as an agent for Chinese expansionism in a region where the United States is increasingly competing for influence. Picture taken February 10, 2013. To match Insight CAMBODIA-CHINA/ REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS COMMODITIES)