Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China’s special use

Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that U.S. suspects is for China’s special use

Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened U.S. concerns that it will be used as a strategic outpost for China's navy in the Gulf of Thailand.

Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened US concerns that it will be used as a strategic outpost for China’s navy in the Gulf of Thailand. The visit by the two minesweepers, the 141-meter (463-foot) -long Bungo and the 67-meter (219-foot) -long Etajima, part of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, marks the first foreign navy…

Japan defense vessels stop at China-funded naval base in Cambodia

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels made a port call at a China-funded naval base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday, marking the first such visit by a foreign vessel since the base was expanded.

Cambodia: 2 Japanese warships dock at Chinese-renovated base

The Japanese embassy in Phnom Penh said that the visit is ‘a historically significant event’ that would ‘enhance trust and confidence’.

Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China’s special use

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has…

Cambodia welcomes Japanese navy ships to naval base that US suspects is for China's special use

Two Japanese naval ships have docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened U.S. concerns that it will be used as a strategic outpost for China’s navy in the Gulf of Thailand.