US Conducts Survey of Wharf in South Pacific Suspected as Part of Chinese Military Base
By Reuters
April 19, 2018 7:09 pm Last Updated: April 19, 2018 7:09 pm
The United States has conducted a survey of a Chinese-funded wharf in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the U.S. Marine Corps said on April 14.
The wharf had been the subject of a recent Australia media report that China is planning to establish a permanent military base on Vanuatu.
Both Vanuatu and China have denied the report amid heightened tensions with the United States over China’s activity in the South China Sea.
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Pretty curious story.
Especially coupled with that confrontation of the Chinese and Australian ships.
