China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is reportedly building a secret naval base in Cambodia as the Chinese Communist regime seeks to expand its “historic sphere of influence” in the Indo-Pacific region.
The base buildings are at a northern part of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, The Washington Post reported on June 6, citing two Western officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
This would be China’s second known foreign naval base; the first is located in the East Africa country of Djibouti.
A ceremony marking the expansion of the Ream base is expected to be held on Thursday, with the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia in attendance, according to one of the officials….