Cambodia denies naval base deal with China

Phnom Penh: The Cambodian has angrily denied that China will be able to place armed forces at a naval base under a secret pact between the two nations, a report which was reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ reports said the agreement – reached this spring but not made public – gives China exclusive access to part of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand, citing US and allied officials familiar on the matter.