China Seeks to Build Military Base in West Africa: Experts

Communist China seeks to project naval power on a global scale and will likely soon invest in new overseas bases to better sustain a worldwide military presence.
China Seeks to Build Military Base in West Africa: Experts
Chinese military personnel attending the opening ceremony of China's new military base in Djibouti on Aug. 1, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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Communist China seeks to project naval power on a global scale and will likely soon invest in new overseas bases to better sustain a worldwide military presence, experts say.

Constructing new bases either further afield in the Pacific or on the Atlantic coast of Africa would give China a greatly enhanced operational capability, according to Brent Sadler, a senior research fellow at conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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