China Building Naval Base in Cambodia to Expand Influence in Indo-Pacific: Report

China Building Naval Base in Cambodia to Expand Influence in Indo-Pacific: Report
Sailors on guard at the Cambodian Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on July 26, 2019. Samrang Pring/Reuters
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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is reportedly building a secret naval base in Cambodia as the Chinese Communist regime seeks to expand its “historic sphere of influence” in the Indo-Pacific region.

The base buildings are at a northern part of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, The Washington Post reported on June 6, citing two Western officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.