11-11-2021, 10:01 AM
11 Nov 2021 08:54AM
(Updated: 11 Nov 2021 08:54AM)
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Treasury slapped sanctions on Cambodia's navy commander, Tea Vinh, and on Chau Phirun, the director-general of the Defense Ministry's Material and Technical Services Department, accusing the two of planning to share funds skimmed from the Ream naval base project.
The base in the Gulf of Thailand has drawn concern from Washington over China's growing military presence there.
The sanctions freeze their US assets and generally bar Americans from dealing with them.
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A year ago, Cambodia said it had razed a US-funded facility at the Ream naval base to allow for further expansion. The United States said Cambodia had a year earlier turned down its offer to repair the base.
The United States last month accused Cambodia of lacking transparency about Chinese construction activities at the base, and urged the government to disclose to its people the full scope of Beijing's military involvement.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us...se-2304801
(Updated: 11 Nov 2021 08:54AM)
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Treasury slapped sanctions on Cambodia's navy commander, Tea Vinh, and on Chau Phirun, the director-general of the Defense Ministry's Material and Technical Services Department, accusing the two of planning to share funds skimmed from the Ream naval base project.
The base in the Gulf of Thailand has drawn concern from Washington over China's growing military presence there.
The sanctions freeze their US assets and generally bar Americans from dealing with them.
......
A year ago, Cambodia said it had razed a US-funded facility at the Ream naval base to allow for further expansion. The United States said Cambodia had a year earlier turned down its offer to repair the base.
The United States last month accused Cambodia of lacking transparency about Chinese construction activities at the base, and urged the government to disclose to its people the full scope of Beijing's military involvement.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us...se-2304801