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Beijing calculates there is a lack of political will, both in Southeast Asia and globally, to resist its aims Western acknowledgement of the reality of China ’s military presence in Cambodia highlights the ease with which such facilities can be established in the absence of strong, democratically accountable institutions. The agreement to allow the Chinese to build a naval base in Cambodia was reported by The Wall Street Journal back in 2019. This was met by predictable denials by the government of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen , who has ruled the country since 1985. The Washington Post reported on...
