Work on ‘Chinese military base’ in UAE abandoned after US intervenes –report
by Julian Borger in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#5S47F)
Satellite images reportedly detected construction of secret facility at Khalifa port amid growing US-China rivalry
US intelligence agencies found evidence this year of construction work on what they believed was a secret Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates, which was stopped after Washington's intervention, according to a report on Friday.
The Wall Street Journal reported that satellite imagery of the port of Khalifa had revealed suspicious construction work inside a container terminal built and operated by a Chinese shipping corporation, Cosco.
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