China says first overseas military base in Djibouti will bring 'peace and stability'

Record ID: 899342

  • Title: China says first overseas military base in Djibouti will bring 'peace and stability'
  • Date: 12th July 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 12, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "The opening of the military base in Djibouti with Chinese troops is a decision made through friendly negotiations between China and Djibouti. The establishment of the base will help Chinese vessels's escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia, and international obligations such as humanitarian rescue missions. It also stimulates the social and economic development of Djibouti. It helps China to continue to make even greater contributions to the peace and stability of Africa and the rest of the world." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG
  • Embargoed: 26th July 2017 11:20
  • Keywords: Djibouti overseas military base troops Zhanjiang
  • Location: ZHANJIANG CITY, GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: ZHANJIANG CITY, GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016PEVJ2D
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China said on Wednesday (July 12) Beijing's first overseas naval base in Djibouti would bring peace and stability to the region.
    Ships carrying personnel for China's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, set sail on Tuesday (July 11) to begin setting up the facility, as China's rapidly modernizing military extends its global reach.
    Djibouti's position on the northwestern edge of the Indian Ocean has fuelled worry in India that it would become another of China's "string of pearls" of military alliances and assets ringing India, including Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
    China began construction of a logistics base in Djibouti last year. It will be used to resupply navy ships taking part in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia, in particular. It will be China's first overseas military base, though Beijing officially describes it as a logistics facility.
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