Accusation of Cambodia 'giving away' Ream Naval Base to China is groundless, says Cambodia's defence minister


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PHNOM PENH, June 13 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodian Minister of National Defence Tea Banh regards as “groundless” the accusation that Cambodia is providing China with “exclusive use” of the north portion of Ream Naval Base , calling it an “insult” and merely an excuse to undermine the Kingdom ’s interests. Tea Banh made the remark during the IISS Asia Security Summit – also commonly referred to as the Shangri-La Dialogue – held in Singapore on June 11, an event at which the naval base developments remained a popular topic of discussion that attracted many questions from the forum’s participants. “Unfortunately,...