China’s navy conducted its first joint maritime exercises with Djibouti last year and has said its new outpost will be largely to support Chinese forces on missions such as antipiracy patrols off Somalia. PHOTO: CHINESE NAVY
Naval facility under construction in Djibouti shows Beijing’s ambitions to be a global maritime power and protect its expanding interests abroad.
DORALEH, Djibouti—It was February this year when camel drivers first spotted the Chinese troops staking out a patch of coastal scrubland about 8 miles from the largest U.S. military base in Africa.
Chinese navy ships had visited this tiny East African nation before. They sometimes picked up supplies in the old French port, farther down the arid coast, during antipiracy patrols off Somalia.
This time, the Chinese military was here to stay. The camel herders watched as the troops secured a plot next to a construction site where a vast new bulk and container port is taking shape.
The 90-acre plot is where Beijing is building its first overseas military outpost—a historic step that marks a bold new phase in its evolution as a world power.
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WNU Editor: This base is going to be the first of many.
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I agree Editor. And we're going to see a lot more changes out of China and friends right here shortly.
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-mp-says-chinas-upgrading-ties-syria-can-form-non-nato-anti-terror-coalition/?utm_medium=ppc&utm_source=push&utm_campaign=push+notifications&utm_content=English
http://162.242.234.155/blog/the-buzz/china-getting-ready-build-its-own-lethal-tomahawk-cruise-17410
Thank you for the link RRH. I have been reading up on it (Chinese cruise missiles) since Thursday. Will probably post something on it when I get back this Monday.
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