Hua Chunying
BEIJING, August 29 (Sputnik) – The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied media reports stating that Beijing was constructing a military base in Afghanistan to combat terrorism.
On Tuesday, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported, citing sources that China had started building a training camp for Afghan servicemen to support Afghanistan’s counterterrorism efforts.
“These reports are not true,” Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a briefing.
According to the newspaper, the rumored base in an isolated Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan is said to be fully funded by Beijing.
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