Phnom Penh: Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas.
China has lavished billions of dollars in soft loans, infrastructure and investment on the poor South-East Asian kingdom, providing Prime Minister Hun Sen with a fast-growing economy that he wields as justification for his 33-year authoritarian rule.
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