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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 16, 2024 shows (top) a handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and dated October 1, 2020 of Ream Naval Base operated by the Royal Cambodian Navy in Sihanoukville province before the construction of a pier, and (bottom) the same area in a handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and dated January 15, 2024 after the construction of a pier. A US warship docked in Cambodia on December 16, 2024, just kilometres away from a Chinese-renovated naval base, in the first American military port call to one of Beijing's closest regional allies in eight years. Since 2022, China has been funding the renovation of the Ream Naval Base, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from Sihanoukville, which was originally built partly using US funds. (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PLANET LABS PBC" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - EXISTING WATERMARKS MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED