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Gaining access to a Cambodian naval facility would give China’s navy little discernible strategic advantage.
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April 07, 2021
The entrance to the Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Dmitry Makeev
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The potential establishment of a Chinese naval base in Cambodia has received extensive attention since the publication of report by the Wall Street Journal in mid-2019, claiming that Cambodia had signed a secret agreement granting the People’s Liberation Army Navy access to the Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand. Much of this attention has been devoted to speculation over what this means in terms of Cambodia’s relationship with China and the United States, and also its potential to augment China’s expanding military presence in the region.