Abhishek Gupta asked : Is there currently any reliable information on whether China plans to use Coco Islands of Myanmar for intelligence/military purposes?

Sarabjeet Singh Parmar replies: There is currently no reliable information available in open sources on the Chinese plans to use Coco Islands for intelligence or military purposeS. Kalyanaraman Some older reports, dating back to 1992, do refer to setting up of an electronic intelligence installation with antenna towers, radar sites and other related facilitieS. Kalyanaraman It was also reported that the Chinese were developing and expanding the air base on the Island. The issue was apparently taken up with Myanmar in 2009 and it denied the presence of the Chinese on Coco IslandS. Kalyanaraman For more details, refer to the following:http://zeenewS. KalyanaramanindiA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumarcom/news/nation/myanmar-says-no-chinese-base-at-coc… http://www.dnaindiA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumarcom/india/1289045/report-india-takes-up-with-myanmar… http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/searc/Data/FileUpload/294/WP101_08_ASelth.pdf