Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?

Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?
Chinese People’s Liberation Army's Luang II class guided-missile destroyer Xian (153) in 2016. Somers Steelman/U.S. Navy
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Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans to plant a naval base on the oil-rich tropical nation of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa.

The Wall Street Journal got the buzz going with a bombshell feature on Dec. 5, 2021, citing “classified American intelligence.”