(Beijing Comprehensive News) A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is normal for the upgrade and reconstruction project of the Cambodian Yunyang Naval Base in China, not targeting third parties.
Surging News reported that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning Monday (November 14) made the above response at a regular press conference.
Mao Ning said that the upgrade and reconstruction project of the Cambodian Yunyang Naval Base, which is aid in China, is normal. The aid activities for Cambodia aid aims to strengthen the Cambodian Navy's ability to maintain marine territory, which is in line with the domestic law, related international law and international practice of the two countries.For any third party, I hope that foreign countries will correctly treat normal cooperation between China and Cambodia.
Mao Ning also said that China -Cambodia is a comprehensive strategic partner, and cooperation between the two countries is open, transparent, and reasonable.
Reuters reported that US President Biden Bayeng attended the convenience of attending the East Asian summit at the Cambodian capital on November 12 and held bilateral talks with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the sidelines.
According to the White House press release, Biden said in the talks that the United States pays attention to the activities of China in Yunyang Naval Base in Cambodia, and emphasized that it is necessary to maintain the importance of fully transparency.
Cambodia reiterates that the Chinese army has not been in the Yunyang base
Cambodia Yunyang Naval Base faces the Bay of Thailand, near the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait.The upgrade and reconstruction project of the Cambodian Yunyang Naval Base in Cambodia in China was officially started in June this year.
The United States has always suspected that Beijing consolidates international influence through deployment of military outposts in Cambodia, and pointed out that the lack of transparency in China -Cambodia cooperation and reconstruction naval base.Cambodia has repeatedly denied that China provides the first special naval supply facility in Southeast Asia.
According to the Global Times, the Asian Security Summit and relevant conference spokesman Kong Peng reiterated during the media asking questions at Phnom Penh on the evening of the 12th that Cambodia "did not hide the Chinese army at the Yunyang Naval Base."
Kong Peng said: "According to the Cambodian Constitution, foreign armys cannot enter the Cambodian military base. We can't do so, we just want to be peaceful."
