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US Naval Presence in Thailand Sparks Cambodian Territorial Claim
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Reports emerge of Cambodia attempting to rename the Gulf of Thailand in educational materials amid frequent US aircraft carrier visits to Thai ports.
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USS Abraham Lincoln visited Laem Chabang and departed in early February.
USS George H.W. Bush arrived in Phuket on October 4 after five months of operations against Iran in the Arabian Sea.
Cambodian Ministry of Education ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Thailand to the Gulf of Cambodia in educational materials.
Who & What's Involved
Ministry of Education of CambodiaUS NavyUSS George H.W. BushUSS Abraham LincolnUSS Decatur
Topics
Territorial DisputesUS-Thai RelationsGeopoliticsMaritime SecurityIndo-Pacific Strategy
Locations
Gulf of ThailandPhuketLaem ChabangPattayaMalacca StraitSouth China Sea