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US warship to make rare visit to Cambodia base at centre of feud
The Straits Times
|December 14, 2024
PHNOM PENH - The US will send a warship to visit a naval base in Cambodia for the first time since the South-east Asian nation reportedly signed a deal in 2019 that would allow China to establish a permanent foothold there.
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The USS Savannah, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, along with 103 crew members, will dock at Ream Naval Base on Dec 16 for a five-day visit that will include meetings with the base commander and provincial officials. Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence announced on Dec 13.
The landing of this ship will "strengthen and expand the friendship, as well as promote bilateral cooperation," the ministry said in a statement, describing the visit as a milestone in the improvement of US-Cambodia ties.
This story is from the December 14, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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