China Signs Secret Deal for Naval Outpost in Cambodia, WSJ Says
- Pact assures China use of a section of an existing navy base
- Paper cites U.S. sources as saying two sides have entered pact
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China has signed a secret deal with Cambodia giving its military exclusive rights to use part of a navy base in the Gulf of Thailand, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unnamed U.S. officials.
While details of the pact were not seen, U.S. sources said the two sides recently entered into an agreement that would hand China its first naval outpost in Southeast Asia. The U.S. maintains that a base in Cambodia could change the balance of power in Southeast Asia and poses a threat regional sovereignty.