Chinese oversea bases

Latest update on the progress of the naval base at Ream, Cambodia:


Might be another extension of the naval base, though uncertain for now:


Why compare it with Pearl? Yokosuka or Busan would be closer lol.

ACuriousPLAFan said:

Latest update on the progress of the naval base at Ream, Cambodia:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760305548640039143

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760305557397762152

Might be another extension of the naval base, though uncertain for now:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760305565048156333

Why compare it with Pearl? Yokosuka or Busan would be closer lol.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760307469912301631

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Pearl is a good comparison since it’s a huge naval base. This gives us a good idea of how big ream can be. It looks to be larger than I expected.

lcloo said:

These ships are too small to be destroyers. The writer thinked they are type 056 corvette, which judging by the size and lack of VLS, should be corvette or patrol boats.

However, they may not be type 056 as the end of the stern of the ship seem to be rounded in curve shape which is different from Type 056, and may not even be PLAN ships.


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Said pair of 056A FFLs seen here from the ground, with one of them being FFL-623 Wenshan. Posted by 军史资料中转站 on Facebook. The photo may have been taken recently.



The twin 056A FFLs have been spotted at Ream since late last year, said to be training Cambodian Navy sailors. Judging by this development, it seems possible that the Cambodian Navy might intend to procure FFLs from China in the future.

First Among Piers: Chinese Ships Settle in at Cambodia’s Ream

The US claims them constantly rotating troops in and out of a country does not constitute permanent basing. So what is their problem?

gelgoog said:

The US claims them constantly rotating troops in and out of a country does not constitute permanent basing. So what is their problem?

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The problem is the key people in amti.csis.org. The background of the adviser and directors in this "NGO" point towards policy advisers of Biden and Obama administration, CIA etc. They need more such articles to justify their policies in Western Pacific and deployment of more US forces, AUKUS, Five Eyes and opening more US bases in Philippin etc.