Navy commander Shen Jinlong “read an order on constructing the base in Djibouti”, but agency Xinhua did not say when the base would begin operations. Ships carrying personnel for China's first ...

The country also hosts China's only overseas military base. While it is the smallest country in the region, Djibouti's strategic importance lies in its location off Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the Red ...

Djibouti is a prime example. A U.S. general confirms China will open a base in Djibouti. Here's why that shouldn't be taken as a threat. Plus, details on China’s five-year plan, more on the Ma ...

Djibouti is a prime example. A U.S. general confirms China will open a base in Djibouti. Here's why that shouldn't be taken as a threat. Plus, details on China’s five-year plan, more on the Ma ...

China already opened the first military base in Djibouti in 2017, in a move that is seen as its efforts to launch its political ambitions overseas. The base is occupied by the Chinese Navy Marines ...

Against this backdrop, two high-profile forums were held recently in Djibouti, aimed at addressing regional stability and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned his British counterpart to beware of China’s “malign influence” in a veiled ...

China so far operates just one acknowledged foreign military base, in the impoverished but strategically important Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. Many believe that China’s People’s ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced to pull troops out of several other African countries. "Our ...

The country also hosts China's only overseas military base. While it is the smallest country in the region, Djibouti's strategic importance lies in its location off Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea ...