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China is helping modernise Timor-Leste with investment, trade and jobs. But is trouble brewing?

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    • Entrepreneur Chen Lisong with his mother, Chen Guoxiang, at his cafe, HeyDay AR Coffee, in Dili.
    • Entrepreneur Chen Lisong with his mother, Chen Guoxiang, at his cafe, HeyDay AR Coffee, in Dili. PHOTO: ST

    Daryl Loo

    Published Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 07:00 AM

    China is helping modernise Timor-Leste with investment, trade and jobs. But is trouble brewing?

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