Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a news report that China was lobbying for a naval base in southwest Koh Kong province, Reuters reports. Earlier in October, Hun Sen told Cambodians on a visit to Europe that the upsurge in Chinese nationals living in Cambodia will ease as Chinese construction projects are completed. It was an attempt to ease rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the country, according to VOA News. The numbers of Chinese flocking to Cambodia is rising at an unprecedented rate, with more than 1.27 million tourists visiting between January and August, up 72 percent over last year, according to the Tourism Ministry. Numbers are expected to continue to rise at a similar rate, The Diplomat reports.