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About 15 km from where the thung chai were floating last week is the island of Koh Tang, and the Koh Tang Naval Base. On the mainland, some 40 km away, is the Navy headquarters.None of this inspires concern among the fishermen.“We moor half the time at Koh Rong Sanloem and half at Koh Tang,” Mr. Truong said. “It’s as if we are living in Vietnamese territory.”
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| Nguyen Truong floats around the Gulf of Thailand in his Vietnamese fishing basket, called a thung chai. (Ben Woods/The Cambodia Daily) |
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Chinese naval fleet visits Cambodia to boost naval ties
Global Times | 17 October 2016
The 23rd Chinese naval escort task force, comprising Xiangtan, Zhoushan and Chaohu of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, arrived at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in southwestern Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk province on Sunday for a five-day visit.
Senior Colonel Wang Hongli, commander of the task force, paid a courtesy on Cambodian deputy prime minister and defense minister Gen. Tea Banh in Phnom Penh on Monday.
The 23rd Escort Task Group had just ended its four-month mission in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali coast and returned home. It had visited Myanmar and Malaysia.
"We were very happy to be cordially welcomed by the Cambodian side and the Chinese community here," Wang said during the meeting.
Gen. Tea Banh said the Chinese and Cambodian naval personnel would exchange experience in maritime defense and play sports together. Besides, Chinese sailors will visit Cambodian communities in order to learn Cambodian culture and people's daily lives.
"This visit will contribute to strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between Chinese and Cambodian naval personnel," he told reporters after the meeting.
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