China and Cambodia break ground at naval base in show of 'iron-clad' relations

Officials from China and Cambodia broke ground on a controversial, Chinese-funded upgrade of a naval base in southern Cambodia on Wednesday, with Beijing's envoy in the country calling military cooperation part of the countries' "iron-clad partnership."

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/asia/china-cambodia-naval-base-military-intl-hnk/index.html