Cambodians Protested Against the Alleged Construction Plan of China Military Base in Cambodia
Some Cambodian citizens gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, protesting against China of proposing a military site in Cambodia.
In the protest on Friday (23rd October), citizens clashed with the police and the police arrested many protestors. It is reported that the Phnom Penh Police detained at least three protesters in a Police truck nearby after the arrest at the scene.
Reuters reported that one of the protestors waved the Cambodian flag and shouted, “We refuse to let China build a military base in Cambodia”. The police at the scene warned the protestors to dismiss within 5 minutes through a loudspeaker.
There have been reports stating that China and Cambodia had made a secret deal. It showed that the Phnom Penh government allocated a piece of land at Ream Naval Base in a port city Preah Sihanouk to China, for them to set up a military base. As a result, the China Navy can enter the coastal deepwater area of the Gulf of Thailand.
#Cambodia #China #TheGulfOfThailand #Militarysite #PreahSihanouk #ReamNavalBase #PhnomPenh #Protest
Source: Inty News #Oct25
https://www.inty3000.com/archives/41918
Some Cambodian citizens gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, protesting against China of proposing a military site in Cambodia.
In the protest on Friday (23rd October), citizens clashed with the police and the police arrested many protestors. It is reported that the Phnom Penh Police detained at least three protesters in a Police truck nearby after the arrest at the scene.
Reuters reported that one of the protestors waved the Cambodian flag and shouted, “We refuse to let China build a military base in Cambodia”. The police at the scene warned the protestors to dismiss within 5 minutes through a loudspeaker.
There have been reports stating that China and Cambodia had made a secret deal. It showed that the Phnom Penh government allocated a piece of land at Ream Naval Base in a port city Preah Sihanouk to China, for them to set up a military base. As a result, the China Navy can enter the coastal deepwater area of the Gulf of Thailand.
#Cambodia #China #TheGulfOfThailand #Militarysite #PreahSihanouk #ReamNavalBase #PhnomPenh #Protest
Source: Inty News #Oct25
https://www.inty3000.com/archives/41918