China formally inaugurated its first foreign military base during a ceremony held at the new facility in Djibouti on 1 August: the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Chinese television broadcast footage showing a parade involving more than 240 Chinese marines, sailors, and ...
China Formally Opens First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti More 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 marks its 90th birthday...
July 11, 2017. They are to set up a support base in Djibouti. The establishment of the People's Liberation Army Djibouti base was a decision made by the two countries after friendly negotiations, and accords with the common interest of the people from both sides, according to the PLA ...
A ceremony was held Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in the east African country, coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA. Five Chinese formations and Three Honor Guard formations from Djibouti took part in the event. The logistics support base in Djibouti is designed to help ...
China is set to install "a few thousand" troops and staff at its first ever overseas military base, the first permanent overseas deployment by Chinese armed forces. The new naval facility will sit in the same city as America's own sprawling African military headquarters in Djibouti, the Horn...
BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday said the establishment of a ChinesePeople's Liberation Army(PLA) support base in Djibouti is a decision made by the two countries after friendly negotiations and will be conducive to China's performance of international obligations. ...
China doesn't have a global infrastructure of hegemony -- foreign bases, troops and weapons stationed in other countries. China has one overseas logistics base, in Djibouti, the main function of which is to serve the Chinese warships fighting piracy in the Gulf of Aden. ...
The article discusses China's plans to build a military base in the port of Djibouti. Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh talks about the negotiations with China over the issue. It offers information about the military bases in Djibouti of other countries such as the U.S. The article al...
China is looking to expand its overseas infrastructure and logistics to "project and sustain military power at greater distances" beyond its base in Djibouti, the Pentagon said. The PLA has likely considered having military logistics facilities in countries from Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh to Ken...
摘要: The article reports on announcement made by Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf regarding building of a naval base in Djibouti by China, which is intended to fight against pirates from Somalia, and cites concerns of the U.S. over the military base, as of January 2016....