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  • 2022-06-09 (xsd:date)
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  • the Post reported.Ream is on the Gulf of Thailand near the contested South China Sea, where China has imposed sweeping claims of sovereignty in disregard of international law. The United States and others fear China could use a Cambodian base to enforce those claims and heighten regional tensions.In response to the question, Zhao referenced Cambodia’s statement about the Post story, saying:[Cambodia] said that Cambodia’s constitution does not permit foreign military bases on Cambodian soil and that the renovation of the base serves solely to strengthen the Cambodian naval capacities to protect its maritime integrity and combat maritime crimes."That is misleading.Chinese and Cambodian officials at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ream Naval Base renovation project. (Cambodia's Fresh News via AP)In fact (en)
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  • On June 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was asked to respond to a Washington Post report about China secretly building a naval facility" in Cambodia.The Post report focused on a Beijing-financed revamp of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base. Citing anonymous Western officials (en)
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