A State Department officials expressed “serious concerns” about China’s military presence and construction of facilities at the base and sought clarification of why two U.S.-funded buildings there had been demolished without notification or explanation.
An agreement seen by U.S. officials would allow China 30-year use of the base, it was reported in the media. But Cambodia's prime minister says his country's constitution doesn't allow foreign military bases.
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