Western Officials Are Saying That China Is Secretly Building A PLA Naval Facility In Cambodia

A map locating Ream Naval Base in Cambodia © The Washington Post  

Washington Post: China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say 

China is secretly building a naval facility in Cambodia for the exclusive use of its military, with both countries denying that is the case and taking extraordinary measures to conceal the operation, Western officials said. 

The military presence will be on the northern portion of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, which is slated to be the site of a groundbreaking ceremony this week, according to the officials, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. 

The establishment of a Chinese naval base in Cambodia — only its second such overseas outpost and its first in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific region — is part of Beijing’s strategy to build a network of military facilities around the world in support of its aspirations to become a true global power, the officials said.  

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WNU Editor: Reports that China was building a naval base in Cambodia started circulating last year .... Will China's Next Foreign Naval Base Be In Cambodia? (October 15, 2021). 

Both China and Cambodia are denying these reports that this Cambodian facility will be a Chinese naval base.