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Cambodia China base

June 08, 2022
China, Cambodia Breaking Ground on Joint Port Project
By David Rising and Sopheng Cheang
A Cambodian government spokesman described the expansion of the Ream Naval Base as “cooperation between China and Cambodia” but rejected reports of a Chinese base.

June 18, 2021
USAID Cuts Support to Flagship Forest Protection Project in Cambodia
By Sebastian Strangio
The Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary has lost 9 percent of its forest to logging operations since 2016.

June 04, 2021
US Engagement with Cambodia Needs to Move Beyond the ‘China Factor’
By Sao Phal Niseiy
Despite its concerns about China's increasing influence, the U.S. needs to engage with Cambodia more, not less.

June 02, 2021
US Official Warns Cambodia Over China Ties, Human Rights
By Sebastian Strangio
Can Washington promote human rights and draw Cambodia out of Beijing’s orbit – at the same time?

February 15, 2021
What’s Behind Cambodia’s Cancellation of Military Exercises with China?
By Sebastian Strangio
The cancellation, purportedly due to COVID-19, could be a peace offering to the Biden administration.

November 16, 2020
The Case for a Cambodian Foreign Policy Reset
By Kimkong Heng
The country needs to do more to bring balance to its foreign relations and dispel perceptions that it is a Chinese proxy.

October 21, 2020
Cambodia, China and the Dara Sakor Problem
By Drake Long
China gaining access to an airfield in Cambodia, or anywhere else in mainland Southeast Asia, would redraw the strategic landscape of the region.

October 08, 2020
Cambodia Says Naval Base Open For All, Not Just China
By Luke Hunt
A coastline fit for diplomatic power plays sets off alarms in the United States.

October 08, 2020
China’s Military Ambitions in Southeast Asia: Much Bigger than Cambodian Bases
By Prashanth Parameswaran
An excessive focus on rhetorical ‘base wars’ can distract attention from the broader military inroads Beijing is making in the region.

September 25, 2020
US Ambassador, Cambodian Defense Minister Meet Following China Sanctions
By Sebastian Strangio
General Tea Banh downplayed reports that Cambodia is planning to permit a Chinese military presence on its south coast.

September 17, 2020
Parsing Washington’s Latest Cambodia Sanctions
By David Hutt
Treasury's listing of the Chinese-owned Union Development Group has reignited rumors that Beijing is eyeing a military presence on Cambodia's coast.

September 15, 2020
US Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Company for Rights Abuses in Cambodia
By Luke Hunt
Chinese investment schemes in Cambodia “deepen corruption [and] undermine rule of law,” the US Treasury says.
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