The construction of a suspected Chinese secret military facility at a port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been called off after US intervention, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
US intelligence agencies came across suspicious construction activity at a port near Abu Dhabi, the capital of one of the US’s closest allies in the Middle East, earlier this year, the report said.
Of late, China has boosted its economic relations with the UAE and is now one of its biggest trading partners and the largest consumer of oil from the region.
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