The United States has expressed “serious concerns” to Cambodian officials about the Chinese-funded upgrade of a Cambodian naval base, a senior US diplomat said.
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During a digital press briefing on Thursday, Daniel Kritenbrink, an assistant US secretary of state, said he raised issues surrounding the China-funded Ream naval base during his visit to Phnom Penh last week.
Kritenbrink, who last week visited five Southeast Asian nations – Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei – said while his meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet was “very productive, very positive and very candid”, he also addressed matters that worried Washington.
