China has dispatched PLA personnel to man its first overseas military base in Djibouti in the strategic Indian Ocean region, a move likely to spark concerns in the US and India.Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed Zhanjiang in southern China’s Guangdong Province yesterday to set up a support base in Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.China, however, today sought to playdown reports that its naval facility at Djibouti was its first military base.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that the Djibouti base i
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China sends PLA personnel to man 1st overseas base in Djibouti
China has dispatched PLA personnel to man its first overseas military base in Djibouti in the strategic Indian Ocean region, a move likely to spark concerns in the US and India.Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed Zhanjiang in southern China’s Guangdong Province yesterday to set up a support base in Djibouti, located in the Horn […]
China has dispatched PLA personnel to man its first overseas military base in Djibouti in the strategic Indian Ocean region, a move likely to spark concerns in the US and India.Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed Zhanjiang in southern China’s Guangdong Province yesterday to set up a support base in Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.China, however, today sought to playdown reports that its naval facility at Djibouti was its first military base.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that the Djibouti base i
