{"id":927197,"date":"2022-12-20T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2022\/12\/no-mauritius-will-not-give-china-a-military-base-on-the-chagos-islands\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:53:00","slug":"no-mauritius-will-not-give-china-a-military-base-on-the-chagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/12\/20\/no-mauritius-will-not-give-china-a-military-base-on-the-chagos-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Mauritius Will Not Give China a Military Base on the Chagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"Fears of China occupying Diego Garcia have no basis in reality and should not be a pretext for Britain retaining control of the islands.\n