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.
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Japanese minesweepers dock at controversial Cambodian naval base
Visit puts spotlight on Southeast Asian nation's military ties with China
The JS Bungo, a Japanese Self-Defense Force minesweeper, docks at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base for a two-day visit on April 19. (Photo by Media Pool)
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