PHNOM PENH -- A senior Pentagon official has suggested that Cambodia may be planning to host Chinese military assets at its naval base.
Phnom Penh denies speculation amid rising Beijing influence

Personnel of the Royal Cambodian Navy attend a ceremony after participating in an exercise with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, in February 2016. © Reuters
PHNOM PENH -- A senior Pentagon official has suggested that Cambodia may be planning to host Chinese military assets at its naval base.