Two Chinese naval warships have been photographed for a long time to stop at the Cambodia military port. The military port has also continued to expand, triggering that China has established a long -term base for establishing a long -term base at Yunyang Naval Base.

The two frigates have appeared at the Ream Naval Base since December last year.The "The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiated) satellite screen shows that the Asian Maritime Transparency Initiated Satellite is set up. From December 15th to 18th and 3rd of this year, from December 15th to 18th and 3rd this year,From the 29th to 30th, neither warships left Yunyang Military Port.

The base is also building civil engineering, including the construction of a dock, a dock, a warehouse, an administrative building, and a seemingly dormitory building.

According to the Wall Street Journal Sunday (June 30), the two Chinese frigates still stopped at Yunyang until June, and residents near the naval base reported that "large -scale construction" in the base was undergoing "large -scale construction."

The Cambodian Defense Minister Di Shiha was seen in a photo uploaded on Facebook on December 3 last year that two Chinese warships stopped at the Yunyang Naval Base.(From Di Shiha Facebook)

A resident of Yunyang, a relative who worked in the base, revealed that at night, there will be buses who carry Chinese construction workers into the base construction.The resident also said that the bases are divided into special areas of the Chinese and Cambodian Navy, "the Chinese Navy does not want Cambodian workers and the navy to approach their areas."

Cambodia used to point out that Chinese warships have only assisted in military training and military exercises.However, after the exercise, the Chinese warships still stop in Hong Kong.

Yunyang Naval Base faces the Thai Bay, close to the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait. Therefore, in the past, there were many interpretations of Chinese warships as the interpretation of China's intentional expansion of regional military influence.In 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that China and Cambodia signed a secret agreement to allow Chinese warships to stop in Yunyang, but both countries denied this statement.

Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Sun Zhanto reiterated at the 29th Asian Future Forum on May 23 this year that Yunyang Naval Base is not a base for foreign navy, and Cambodia will not favor any country.

China said that the official responded to Cambodia's request to assist the Yunyang Naval Base upgrade and reconstruction project.

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In the photo uploaded by Cambodia Defense Minister Di Shiha on December 3 last year, the former Cambodian Defense Director Di Ban reviewed the Chinese Navy on the Chinese warship at the Yunyang Naval Base.(From Di Shiha Facebook)

Scholar: The Chinese Navy expands the influence of Southeast Asia or exacerbates the tension relationship between the member states of the Asians

Ian Storey, a senior researcher at the Easov Issa East South Asian Research Institute in Singapore, said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the Chinese Navy has operated through the artificial island in the South China Sea, while the Cambodian port has been stopped for a long time.Establishing a foothold in mainland Southeast Asia, the Chinese Navy can also use it to lead to an important strategic Malacca Strait.

Sturi said: "This once again shows China's military influence in Southeast Asia. (Chinese warships have long stopped Yunyang) have become contradictions between the United States and Cambodia."

Rahman Yaacob, a researcher at the Lowy Institute of Foreign Policy, said that Chinese warships have been suspended for a long time in Cambodia, forming the foundation of China's establishment of China at the Yunyang Naval Base."If China operates from Yunyang, it can increase China's navy power in the Thai Bay. Thailand and Vietnam will naturally have concerns and question the purpose of China's deployment in Thailand's Bay."

In addition to Thailand and Vietnam, Raman said that the United States may also pay attention to whether China will use Yunyang Base to launch patrols and strengthen sovereignty in the South China Sea.The Philippines and Vietnam also have this consideration."This will cause Cambodia to intensify the tension with other members of the sub -security member of the South China Sea, and they will not trust each other."

However, Raman believes that China has built artificial islands and military facilities in the South China Sea, and the deployment of the Chinese Navy at the Yunyang base will not bring much change to the situation in the South China Sea.