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BANGKOK, Thailand – The Joint Information Center on the Thailand–Cambodia situation has addressed public interest surrounding [1]

Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads Published Vietnam is often portrayed as losing influence in Laos and Cambodia to China. But the construction of key infrastructure gives Hanoi some measure of agency. [2]

HANOI -- Cambodia held a completion ceremony for the expansion of Ream Naval Base on Saturday, a project that was carried out with Chinese support and has stirred worries that China's military might receive exclusive access to the port. (confirmed by 3 sources) [3]

Sun Lee Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, alongside a Chinese military delegation, inaugurated the newly-upgraded Ream Naval Base. [4]

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia -- When the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweepers JS Etajima and JS Bungo arrived at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia on Saturday, it was the start of no ordinary port call. [5]

Fire damage, clogged toilets, and sinking morale: USS Gerald R Ford to set sail for repairs in Crete Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Madu... [6]

HANOI -- The Chinese navy continues to access Cambodia's Ream Naval Base, with at least two vessels recently confirmed at the facility. [7]

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- "This area's been swallowed up by China. That, too," a shopkeeper said while pointing toward Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville in late July. [8]

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[1] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-01-30 · 75% match

Thailand–Cambodia Information Center plays down significance of US Warship visit to Ream Naval Base

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Joint Information Center on the Thailand–Cambodia situation has addressed public interest surrounding

[2] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-02-13 · 75% match

Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads

Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads Published Vietnam is often portrayed as losing influence in Laos and Cambodia to China. But the construction of key infrastructure gives Hanoi some measure of agency.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-07 · 75% match

Cambodia completes China-backed expansion of Ream Naval Base

HANOI -- Cambodia held a completion ceremony for the expansion of Ream Naval Base on Saturday, a project that was carried out with Chinese support and has stirred worries that China's military might receive exclusive access to the port.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-01 · 75% match

China’s Grip on Cambodia’s Ream Base Tightens despite Japan’s Visit

Sun Lee Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, alongside a Chinese military delegation, inaugurated the newly-upgraded Ream Naval Base.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-22 · 75% match

Japanese minesweepers dock at controversial Cambodian naval base

REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia -- When the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweepers JS Etajima and JS Bungo arrived at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia on Saturday, it was the start of no ordinary port call.

[6] MM www.theguardian.com · 2026-03-22 · 34% match

US military | The Guardian

Fire damage, clogged toilets, and sinking morale: USS Gerald R Ford to set sail for repairs in Crete Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Madu

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-01 · 75% match

Chinese warships spotted again at Cambodia naval base

HANOI -- The Chinese navy continues to access Cambodia's Ream Naval Base, with at least two vessels recently confirmed at the facility.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-28 · 75% match

'Swallowed' by China: Cambodia's Ream base expansion raises alarm

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- "This area's been swallowed up by China. That, too," a shopkeeper said while pointing toward Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville in late July.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-01 · 75% match

Cambodia reveals air defense plans near China-funded naval base

PHNOM PENH -- The Cambodian government disclosed plans last week to develop an air defense center and expand a radar system at Ream National Park near its naval base in Sihanoukville province.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-18 · 75% match

Chinese warships at Cambodian base for months, CSIS analysis shows

SYDNEY -- Two Chinese warships have been present at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base for much of the past five months, satellite images show, raising questions about the permanency of China's military presence at the facility.

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