Japanese Warships Dock At Cambodia's Chinese-renovated Naval Base

Cambodia's Ream naval base off the country's southern coast has raised concerns in the United States (Credit: AFP)

Two Japanese warships made a port call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base on Saturday, the Japanese embassy said, the first vessels to dock at the site that has raised concerns in Washington.

The United States has said the Ream Naval Base, located off Cambodia's southern coast, could give China a key strategic position in the Gulf of Thailand near the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost in its entirety.