{"id":27665,"date":"2019-07-24T00:52:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T00:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/24\/cambodian-leader-denies-allowing-china-naval-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:15:02","slug":"cambodian-leader-denies-allowing-china-naval-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/24\/cambodian-leader-denies-allowing-china-naval-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian leader denies allowing China naval base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHNOM PENH, Cambodia \u2014 Cambodian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-23257699\" target=_blank>Hun Sen<\/a> on Monday strongly denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the Southeast Asian nation, after a news report alleged that the two nations signed a secret pact allowing Beijing exclusive use of a naval base on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/aatlas\/infopage\/gulfofthailand.htm\" target=_blank>Gulf of Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hun Sen told the pro-government Fresh News website that the report by The Wall Street Journal was &#8220;the worst distorted news,&#8221; and that Cambodia had never discussed with China setting up a base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo such thing happens. Foreign military base is against Cambodia\u2019s constitution,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/freshnewsasia.com\/index.php\/en\/\" target=_blank>Fresh News<\/a> quoted Hun Sen as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Journal\u2019s report said an early draft of the reputed agreement seen by U.S. officials would allow China use of the Ream naval base for 30 years, where it would be able to post military personnel, store weapons and berth warships.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/07\/cambodia-dismisses-reports-that-china-will-build-a-naval-base-there\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cambodia1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Cambodia dismisses reports that China will build a naval base there<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government will not allow any foreign military bases in its territory and called media reports that China is seeking a naval base there &quot;fake news.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is Cambodia\u2019s biggest investor and closest political partner. Chinese support allows Cambodia to ignore Western concerns about its poor record in human and political rights, and in turn Phnom Penh generally supports Beijing\u2019s geo-political positions in international forums on issues such as China\u2019s territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basing rights would extend Beijing&#8217;s strategic military profile considerably, and tilt the regional balance of power in a manner that would put pressure on adjacent countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations whose security concerns are currently aligned more closely with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, asked Monday about the Journal&#8217;s report, referred the questioner to Cambodia&#8217;s denials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What I want to say is that China and Cambodia are traditional friendly neighbors,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The two sides have carried out comprehensive cooperation in various fields. 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