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Cambodia Denies 'Secret' Naval Base Agreement With China

Malis Tum

   PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday
   denied a report that his country had signed a secret agreement with
   China to allow the Chinese navy to use a naval basein the Gulf of
   Thailand.

   On Sunday,The Wall Street Journalreported a [1]bilateral agreement,
   signed earlier this year,would give China exclusive rights to parts of
   the [2]Ream naval base, located near a large airport being built by
   China on the Gulf of Thailand in neighboring Koh Kong province.

   "This is the worst fake news against Cambodia," said Hun Sen in an
   interview with [3]Cambodia'sFresh News.

   "No such thing could happen because hosting foreign military bases is
   against the constitution of Cambodia," the prime minister said,
   according toFresh News.

References

   1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret-deal-for-chinese-naval-outpost-in-cambodia-raises-u-s-fears-of-beijings-ambitions-11563732482
   2. https://www.voacambodia.com/a/hun-sen-denies-claims-chinese-port-could-be-used-as-naval-base/4666756.html
   3. http://en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/14698-2019-07-22-03-17-59.html

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