Recent satellite images of #China's support & logistics base in #Djibouti show how development work has carried on at the site through #Covid19 with new #PLAN modifications taking shape in the horn of #Africa https://t.co/mdGsDJDRY2 pic.twitter.com/2yFlpXFJBs
— d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_) May 9, 2020
Chinese sailors watch a People’s LIberation Army Navy (PLAN) pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo
USNI News: AFRICOM: Chinese Naval Base in Africa Set to Support Aircraft Carriers
A recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea is large enough to support an aircraft carrier, the top U.S. commander for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Referring to the Chines naval base in Djibouti, U.S. Africa Commander Army Gen. Stephen Townsend told the House Armed Services Committee that the People’s Liberation Army was expanding its existing naval installation adjacent to a Chinese-owned commercial deep-water port and also seeking other military basing options elsewhere on the continent.
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Update #1: China's base in Africa now big enough to host aircraft carriers, AFRICOM boss says -- Stars and Stripes
Update #2: Why is the US concerned about China’s naval base in Djibouti? -- TRT
WNU Editor: Not everything is rosy between China and Djibouti .... Djibouti-China marriage ‘slowly unravelling’ as investment project disappoints (France 24).
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