Myanmar’s ruling junta denied any Chinese involvement and dismissed India’s concerns.
Indian government representatives at various levels have shared satellite imagery with Myanmar counterparts that they said depicted Chinese workers helping to construct what appears to be a listening post on the Coco Islands in the Indian Ocean, said the officials, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information.In the meetings, representatives from Myanmar’s ruling junta denied any Chinese involvement and dismissed India’s concerns, the officials said.
In a response to questions, Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said the country would take"necessary measures” to safeguard its interests. Military tensions between India and China have risen since 2020, when the worst fighting in decades erupted on their Himalayan border. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has also taken action to restrict Chinese apps in India and woo foreign investors looking to diversify away from the world’s second-biggest economy.
India plans to continue pressing Myanmar’s junta to block China from operating the spy post, the officials said, but they assess that the generals have become more economically dependent on Beijing since a 2021 coup brought several rounds of sanctions from the US and Europe. The US has warned of Chinese efforts to establish military installations in other parts of Asia. The Pentagon last year said that facilities at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base"will be the first PRC overseas base in the Indo-Pacific,” even though the government in Phnom Penh has repeatedly denied the accusation.
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