The has admitted it is worried about growing Chinese influence in Mauritius amid warnings that plans by the United Kingdom to return a chain of islands to the Indian Ocean nation could undermine the security of the vital military base on Diego Garcia.Rep. Mike Waltz, chairman of the House military readiness subcommittee, wrote to the Department of Defense in December seeking assurances that any deal would not allow to encroach on the U.S. base.That could have a 'catastrophic' impact on U.S. military reach, he said at the time.
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