Posted on 05/20/2020 1:04:30 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The Djibouti base is one of the largest that China has built overseas
The U.S. also has a military base in Djibouti
Beijing views Djibouti as its gateway to the African continent
he Chinese Navy has constructed a huge and highly impenetrable fortress in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa that appears to be designed to receive large warships. Satellite images suggest the Chinese have recently expanded and upgraded this strategic base.
Asia Times reported that, based on satellite images, the Djibouti base is one of the largest that China has built overseas. The fortress even features such items as battlements, shooting ports and corner towers. The base also boasts vehicle checkpoints, perimeter fencing with razor wire, vehicle barriers and big concrete doors.
Forbes reported that the base could potentially receive aircraft carriers.
Construction of the base commenced in 2016 and was essentially finished by the spring of the following year at a cost of some $590 million.
Armored vehicles including ZBD-09 infantry fighting vehicles and ZTL-11 assault guns have reportedly been seen on the base. These vehicles are armed with automatic cannons, anti-tank missiles and large caliber guns.
The U.S. also has a military base in Djibouti the Navys Expeditionary Base at Camp Lemonnier but its defenses pale in comparison to its Chinese peer.
Asia Times speculated that China may be trying to avoid the fate of some U.S. military bases which have suffered attacks, including in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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I suspect the Suez canal has something to do with it.
JoMa
“..Why do we have a base there?..”
One of the reasons is that is the base from which much our drone activity for that hemisphere is centered. The question then is: have the Chinese infiltrated that operation as they have so much here in the continental USA???
To keep an eye on its colonies.
Anyone who uses bolts or screws knows that the 50 IQ ChiComm apes still haven’t mastered the art of annealing metal. You can’t go to war with fasteners that break apart under stress.
All the ChiComm apes can do is rattle their Sun Tzu cages and hope it scares weenies.
Why? Because The Butchers of Beijing have just about completed their years long effort to colonize Africa.Luckily they’ve almost always found cooperative leaders willing to take a few schillings under the table...
In Texas, that is called a Trophy Fee at the high fence ranches.
Okinawa, Guam, Midway, Diego Garcia and countless other places the US has that could ‘disrupt’ anything it wants in places accessible from our weapons there. What a dumbass question from IB.
China just seems to be sometimes doing a better job of it, like concentrating on nearby MAJOR shipping access points.....
Panama, at Djibouti, in its southern Indonesian shipping lanes, and likely something worked out for Suez when they need to do something... they could cause a LOT of problems for shipping (e.g., our economy). We could bomb and attack nearly anywhere... but to what end to help or hurt who? Only Xiden knows.
lol... I cuss them out every time a screw head snaps off befor the 2 pieces are tight together!!
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