Findings

According to multiple sources, including the 2024 annual report to Congress, titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China and known informally as the China Military Power Report — (1) the PRC is seeking to expand its overseas logistics and basing infrastructure to allow the PLA to project and sustain military power at greater distances; (2) a global PLA logistics network could disrupt United States military operations as the PRC’s global military objectives evolve; (3) in August 2017, the PRC officially opened the first overseas PLA military base near the commercial port of Doraleh in Djibouti; (4) in June 2022, the PRC and Cambodia hosted a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking on PRC-built upgrades to Ream Naval Base, including a joint logistics and training center and a pier to accommodate larger ships; (5) officials from Cambodia and the PRC officially inaugurated expanded port features at the Ream Naval Base in April 2025; and (6) in addition to the base in Djibouti and the PRC's access to the port at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, the PRC is likely pursuing access to additional military facilities to support naval, air, and ground forces projection in many countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Burma, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.

According to multiple sources, including the 2024 annual report to Congress, titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China and known informally as the China Military Power Report — (1) the PRC is seeking to expand its overseas logistics and basing infrastructure to allow the PLA to project and sustain military power at greater distances; (2) a global PLA logistics network could disrupt United States military operations as the PRC’s global military objectives evolve; (3) in August 2017, the PRC officially opened the first overseas PLA military base near the commercial port of Doraleh in Djibouti; (4) in June 2022, the PRC and Cambodia hosted a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking on PRC-built upgrades to Ream Naval Base, including a joint logistics and training center and a pier to accommodate larger ships; (5) officials from Cambodia and the PRC officially inaugurated expanded port features at the Ream Naval Base in April 2025; and (6) in addition to the base in Djibouti and the PRC's access to the port at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, the PRC is likely pursuing access to additional military facilities to support naval, air, and ground forces projection in many countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Burma, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.