US Raises Concern Over China Warships’ Rare Stop in Cambodia
- Region needs clarity on activities at base, US embassy says
- China has been helping Cambodia redevelop Ream facility
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The US has called for more information about a naval base in Cambodia after a rare visit by Chinese warships, renewing concern Beijing wants a military facility in the Southeast Asian nation.
“The Cambodian people, neighboring countries, Asean and the region more broadly would benefit from transparency on activities at Ream,” Wesley Holzer, an spokesman at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, said Thursday when asked about the Chinese vessels.