Beijing Investing in Network of Global Chinese Naval Bases, Researchers Find

Chinese sailors at the People’s Liberation Army Navy base in Djibouti in 2019. Xinhua Photo

A team of researchers have identified likely locations of future Chinese naval bases not only in the Indo-Pacific but as far away as the Atlantic coast of Africa.

China invested in a “whole swath of ports” through its decade-old Belt and Road Initiative, but it is not clear which one will be used for a future naval base, said Alexander Wooley, one of the study’s authors and director of partnerships and...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/16/beijing-investing-in-network-of-global-chinese-naval-bases-researchers-find

Panel: U.S. Base in Djibouti Key to American Interests in Africa

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 (NMCB 22) and Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, assigned to the San-Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) unloads equipment off Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 43 and 62, on the beach of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti in 2016. US Navy Photo

Camp Lemonier, the American base in Djibouti, is becoming more integral to U.S. interests in the volatile region surrounding the Red Sea, a leading regional expert said Thursday.

The Red Sea sees...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/19/panel-u-s-base-in-djibouti-key-to-american-interests-in-africa

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