Amid unfounded suspicions over a Chinese military presence at Ream Naval Base, the United States has indicated it wants to build a “productive” bilateral defence relationship with Cambodia after years of strained ties.
The government has hit back at the US government, after it imposed sanctions on the Cambodian government, restricting the sale of US weapons and military equipment to Cambodia over perceived Chinese military influence in Cambodia.
The US is seen as too obsessed with the Ream naval base as well as any other facilities on the Cambodian coast that can harbour large ships and airplanes, military or commercial. Their accusation keeps changing from one spot to another.
