{"id":6072,"date":"2019-07-05T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T05:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2020-02-15T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T21:42:35","slug":"cambodia-the-regimes-base-survival-instinct-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/cambodia-the-regimes-base-survival-instinct-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: The regime\u2019s base survival instinct on display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em> A decision to reject a US offer to refurbish Ream Naval Base might hint at China\u2019s influence but also domestic concerns. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rumours of a Chinese military presence in Cambodia have again resurfaced following claims from a senior Pentagon official that Cambodia intends to host Chinese military assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week it was\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Politics\/International-relations\/US-questions-Cambodia-over-possible-Chinese-military-presence\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that Cambodia\u2019s Defence Ministry declined a US offer to refurbish a training facility and boat depot at the Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand. 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