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Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-china-uae-military-11637274224?mod=flipboard
Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations with UAE
(Wall Street Journal) Gordon Lubold - U.S. intelligence agencies learned this spring that China was secretly building what they suspected was a military facility at Khalifa port, 50 miles north of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, one of the U.S.'s closest Mideast allies. Alarmed, the Biden administration warned the Emirati government that a Chinese military presence in its country could threaten ties between the two nations. After rounds of meetings and visits by U.S. officials, construction was recently halted. It appeared the Emirati government was unaware of the military nature of China's activity. "The UAE has never had an agreement, plan, talks or intention to host a Chinese military base or outpost of any kind," a UAE Embassy spokesman in Washington said.