Government denies Koh Kong Chinese naval base ‘rumour’
Two ministries have denied plans for a Chinese naval base in Cambodia and that the Kingdom is caught in the middle of US-China “cold war”. In a press release on Saturday, a Ministry of National Defence spokesperson called the spread of information about a naval base in Koh Kong province “fake news”. “This is just fake news that foreigners with bad intentions are trying to spread to accuse Cambodia [of something it has not done], [to cause] incitement [and] to confuse the national and international audience, with the intention to destroy the independence and permanent neutrality of Cambodia,” the Ministry of Defence said. …
Niem Chheng
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