U.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval Base
Gulf of Tadjoura Doraleh Multi- purpose Port Port of Djibouti Gulf of Aden Chinese Naval Base Djibouti Under construction 1 Mile Red Sea YEMEN Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport ERITREA DJIBOUTI Gulf of Aden DJIBOUTI Djibouti Camp
Lemonnier ETHIOPIA SOMALIA Gulf of Tadjoura Doraleh Multi- purpose Port Port of Djibouti Gulf of Aden Djibouti Chinese Naval Base under construction Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport DJIBOUTI 2 Miles Camp Lemonnier FEB. 24, 2017
If the Pentagon’s current base restrictions are any guide, American and Chinese troops are unlikely to be sharing beers any time soon.
Andrew said that The facility in Djibouti is a very interesting lens through which to view China’s growing capabilities and ambitions,
With increasing tensions over China’s island-building efforts in the South China Sea, American strategists worry
that a naval port so close to Camp Lemonnier could provide a front-row seat to the staging ground for American counterterror operations in the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa.
Defense Ministry said that The support facility will be mainly used to provide rest
and rehabilitation for the Chinese troops taking part in escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, U.N. peacekeeping and humanitarian rescue,
And the millions of Chinese citizens who live and work overseas have come to expect
that the government will look out for their interests — a point driven home in recent years when Beijing was forced to rescue Chinese nationals from strife-torn Libya and Yemen.
China has learned lessons from Britain of 200 years ago." Chinese officials play down the significance of the base, saying it will largely support antipiracy operations
that have helped quell the threat to international shipping once posed by marauding Somalis.
Dutton said that It’s naval power expansion for protecting commerce and China’s regional interests in the Horn of Africa,
