'Swallowed' by China: Cambodia's Ream base expansion raises alarm

Sihanoukville naval site underscores Beijing's growing military, business presence

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Ream Naval Base is on the Gulf of Thailand, a strategic location given Beijing's claims in the South China Sea. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- "This area's been swallowed up by China. That, too," a shopkeeper said while pointing toward Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville in late July.

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