Chinese embassy denies report of military base in Tajikistan

Reports last week said that China was constructing a secret military base in Tajikistan, citing satellite images.

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Beijing: China's embassy in Tajikistan on Monday denied media reports that Beijing was building a military base in the Central Asian country.

"The information disseminated by certain media about the establishment of a Chinese military base on the territory of Tajikistan is groundless," the embassy said in a statement.

"This issue is also not on the agenda of China-Tajikistan negotiations," it added.

British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported last week that China was constructing a secret military base in Tajikistan, citing satellite images.