Chinese military officials made secret visit to Cambodia weeks before mysterious drone crashed

[geovalin]

• The drone has revived speculation about China's role in Cambodia
• Cambodia's Air Force says it does not know who owns the military-style drone
• A leaked document reveals ties between Cambodian Armed Forces and the PLA

 

 

A high-level delegation of Chinese military mapping experts visited a Cambodian naval base in December, three weeks before a huge Chinese surveillance drone crashed in the adjoining province, according to a leaked document obtained by the ABC.

 

Cambodia's Air Force spokesman claimed to have no knowledge of who owned the military-style drone or what it was doing surveying the southern coastline. But the crashed drone has revived speculation about China's role in the South-East Asian nation after reports emerged last year of a 30-year deal to host Chinese troops, weapons and supplies at the Ream naval base. When US Vice-President Mike Pence raised the alleged secret base, there were howls of denial from Khmer leaders.

 

read more https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-05/secret-chinese-delegation-visited-cambodian-naval-base/11928184

[Orton Rd]

Not so secret after all then!

[timendres]

18 hours ago, geovalin said:

Cambodia's Air Force spokesman claimed to have no knowledge of who owned the military-style drone or what it was doing surveying the southern coastline.

Okay. I admit it. My military-style drone got a little off course. I apologize.