China has dispatched troops to Djibouti in advance of formally establishing the country’s first overseas military base. Two Chinese Navy warships left the port of Zhanjiang on Tuesday, taking an ...

Thus, China’s base in Djibouti may not be just a military outpost but also a learning experiment for future bases on the continent. Tyler Headley is a research assistant at New York University.

Credit: CC0 Image via PixaBay Over the weekend, the New York Times took a look at China’s first naval base in Djibouti, which will sit adjacent to the United States’ Camp Lemonnier outpost ...

China dispatched troops to set up its first military base overseas on Tuesday. After a ceremony in the southern port city of Zhanjiang, military personnel embarked on a voyage to the East African ...

China on Tuesday dispatched members of its People's Liberation Army to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to man the rising Asian giant's first overseas military base, a key part of a wide ...

The Djibouti base will be invaluable in deploying Chinese naval and air assets to meet these needs. [fold] The Djibouti base will also give China capabilities to respond to contingencies affecting ...

A military base in Djibouti is a useful asset for China, as it denotes both geopolitical heft and economic stakeholdership in the Indian Ocean. Its location, next to the new port terminal at Obock, ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China formally opened its first overseas military base on Tuesday with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day as the People's Liberation Army ...

BEIJING -- China on Tuesday dispatched members of its People's Liberation Army to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to man the rising Asian giant's first overseas military base, a key part of ...

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Ships carrying Chinese military personnel for Beijing's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have left China to begin setting up ...