Shoddy reporting here, The Economist is missing a few important ones like:
Countries that I had a wet dream about China hosting a base
Countries that start with the letter C, like China, that could have a base
Countries that China definitely hasn’t considered hosting a base in but might change their mind someday
Countries larger than a Chinese military base, and so could probably host one.
Updating all the land area measurements in Wikipedia to units of Probable Number of Chinese Military Bases Hosted
Countries that I had a wet dream about China hosting a base
came to the fleeting thought that China built a base in Liechtenstein
go ahead Kamala, send your best