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发帖数: 20965 | 1 For decades, China's presence in Africa has largely focused on economic,
commercial and peacekeeping activities. Now, Beijing is building on that by
establishing greater military links to protect its national assets on the
continent and gain greater geopolitical influence.
The People's Liberation Army conducts regular joint training exercises
across the region and, in certain countries that are home to major Chinese
infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road initiative, the communist
state has been especially active.
In Djibouti, where Chinese companies have constructed strategic ports and
Africa's first electric transnational railway, Beijing last year formally
launched its first overseas military base, which also operates as a
logistics and intelligence facility. Many experts now anticipate more
Chinese bases in the years to come, with Namibia rumored as a potential
location. |
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