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China Inaugurates Cambodia Naval Base, Raising Alarm in Indo–Pacific

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China Inaugurates Cambodia Naval Base, Raising Alarm in Indo–Pacific
Members of the Cambodian navy walk on a jetty in Ream Naval Base, Cambodia, on July 26, 2019. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has officially completed the inauguration of its upgraded naval base at Ream, Cambodia—an expansion that mirrors China’s overseas base in Djibouti and heightens fears of growing CCP military encroachment in the South China Sea.
Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.