China could soon rival the global maritime power of the United States. A new analysis revealed that the Chinese government is planning to build overseas naval bases in Africa and Asia.
China Could Rival US Global Maritime Power
According to The Guardian's latest report, U.S.-based research institute AidData released an analysis showing China's plan to expand its maritime power.
The analysis claims that the Chinese government wants to build a host of overseas naval bases in Africa and Asia.
These alleged naval bases are expected to help China protect shipping routes and improve its ability to withstand the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government and its allies.
AidData's analysis also revealed that Bata in Equatorial Guinea, Hambantota in Sri Lanka, and Gwadar in Pakistan are likely the locations where China would construct its overseas naval bases.
Near-Complete Chinese Naval Base in Cambodia
The efforts of China to improve its global maritime power and compete against the U.S. is already shown in its near-complete naval base in Cambodia.
Yahoo recently reported that a Chinese military naval station in Ream, Cambodia was captured by BlackSky Technology Inc.
The tech firm released a ten-image collection showing the rapid pace of development of the military naval base.
"The speed of development at the Ream base makes it difficult to deny the intentional velocity behind China's overseas basing initiatives," said Craig Singleton, China Program deputy director.
Singleton, who is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense Democracies, added that Cambodia is helping China's strategic ability to project its power into the Indian Ocean.
He explained that Cambodia is doing this by hosting Beijing's 2nd overseas naval port. If you want to learn more about the naval military base that China is constructing in Cambodia, you can click this link.
