China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

A Cambodian official said his government would welcome a request from the United States for its ships to visit Ream Naval ...

This tiny African state has such a vital strategic location that most of the world's most powerful militaries have set up ...

It was almost identical to the 363 meter-long pier at the base in Djibouti, and long enough to accommodate China’s largest ...

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 ...

Beijing’s intense shipbuilding program of recent years has yielded the world’s largest navy/maritime fighting force, which can operate farther than ever from China’s shores – including from the ...

Portraying China’s presence in Africa with flags on maps can distort African states’ sovereignty and their power to make ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whenever China announces its defense budget, some foreign media outlets are quick to peddle speculative commentary, ...

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 ...

The US Defense Department expects China to add military bases around ... Beijing currently has just one overseas military base, in Djibouti, but is believed to be planning others, including ...