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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cambodia has demolished a U.S.-built facility on the country’s largest naval base, according to images published by an American think tank on Friday, amid increasing concern in Washington about China’s access to military bases in the nation.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published images which it said showed that the Cambodian government last month demolished a building that the United States had built at Ream Naval Base.

Last year the Pentagon had asked Cambodia to explain why it turned down an offer to repair the base, saying the decision had raised speculation of possible plans for hosting China’s military.

 

The Pentagon on Friday said it was concerned about reports that the U.S.-funded Cambodian Navy tactical headquarters facility had been demolished and had asked the Cambodian government for an explanation.

“We have concerns that razing the facility may be tied to Cambodia government plans for hosting People’s Republic of China (PRC) military assets and personnel at Ream Naval Base,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

The Cambodian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

The Cambodian government has denied reports that China had reached a secret deal with Cambodia to let it place forces at the base, saying that hosting foreign forces would be against Cambodia’s constitution.

The base is southeast of the port city of Sihanoukville, center of a Chinese-led casino boom and a Chinese-run Special Economic Zone.

Cambodia is one of China’s closest allies in Southeast Asia and has received billions of dollars of Chinese aid as well as political backing for authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen in the face of Western criticism.

Cambodia has been wary of superpower rivalry since being devastated by fighting between U.S. and Chinese proxy forces in the 1970s that culminated in the Khmer Rouge genocide.

Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Daniel Wallis

 

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24 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

We are living in changing times. 

Indeed we are! not all bad news though? the WEF announced that due to the "global reset" they will now take on more responsibility, good of them and totally unprecedented :thumbsup:

At what point will we envy the "freedom" the Chinese people enjoy :shock1:

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14 hours ago, Benmart said:

A poor comparison. The people of Guam are US citizens and there is a movement there to leave their status as a US Territory. Research before offering apples andvoranfes.

And, as an aside, Guam citizens may not vote in the US Presidential Elections. 

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Well if Cambodia gets taken over entirely by China, will their ctitsens have to become

bilingual?  I wonder how their international tourism  restart is doing, anybody gone

over there from Thailand yet? Looks like interesting times ahead.

Geezer

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23 minutes ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Well if Cambodia gets taken over entirely by China, will their ctitsens have to become

bilingual?  I wonder how their international tourism  restart is doing, anybody gone

over there from Thailand yet? Looks like interesting times ahead.

Geezer

As far as I know there's no tourist or ordinary VISA available for Cambodia at the moment.

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On 10/5/2020 at 8:51 AM, Srikcir said:

No, not in the same way as Guam.

Guam is a legal part of the US soverneighty as much as any American is a citizen of the US.

Read history please.

www.dewittguam.com/an-independent-territory-guams-american-history/

 

 

What a sick joke.  Look at Peurto Rico and the unrepaired hurricane damage..,a vassal state is closer to the truth.  The US has mnor military bases worldwide than any other country and seeks nothing less than world domination.  Vietnam was fought under false pretenses (Gulf of Tonkin) as well as Iraq from Bushh the Butcher.  Flag waving hatriots are a joke.

 

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