Cambodia dismisses reports that China will build a naval base there – NavyTimes.com
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen[1] said Friday that his government will not allow any foreign military bases in its territory and called media reports that China is seeking a naval base there “fake news.”
Hun Sen, who is on a three-day visit to Vietnam, insisted at a news briefing with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc[2], that the Cambodian Constitution does not permit foreign military bases.
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Hun Sen dismissed the report.
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. It said the project reportedly includes a deep-water port, an international airport and manufacturing facilities.
, most of which is claimed by China. China in recent years has built seven artificial islands in the disputed Spratly Island chain and placed military equipment on some of them, raising alarm among other countries in the region and in the United States.
References
- ^ Hun Sen (www.bbc.com)
- ^ Nguyen Xuan Phuc (nguyenxuanphuc.org)
- ^ Koh Kong (www.phnompenhpost.com)
- (www.navytimes.com)
