The WSJ learned that the United States disrupted the construction of a secret Chinese military facility in the UAE China began to build a military facility in one of the ports near Abu Dhabi. USA
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learned about it from "classified satellite imagery" and persuaded the UAE to halt construction, sources tell WSJ View of Khalifa Port
American intelligence learned that CHINA was building a secret military facility in the United Arab Emirates. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
According to the interlocutors of the publication, US intelligence learned about the suspicious activity of the PRC in the port of Khalifa, located about 80 km north of Abu Dhabi, about a year ago. The Chinese conglomerate COSCO built its container terminal in this port.
At first, the information seemed unconvincing to US officials, but this spring, "classified satellite images" allowed them to conclude that China is building a military facility in the port. The data alarmed the administration of US President Joe Biden, and they made diplomatic efforts to convince the UAE of the military purpose of the site and the need to stop construction, WSJ sources say.
After a series of meetings and visits by US officials to the UAE, the construction of the facility was halted, the newspaper writes.
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