China is about to take over a military base from the United States in the small East African nation of Djibouti, according to the website of China's nationalistic tabloid the Global Times.
Djibouti reportedly ordered the US to vacate the Obock military base so that it can be turned over the People's Liberation Army. According to US-based magazine CounterPunch, the announcement was made in May, a day after US secretary of state John Kerry visited the country.
The move is said to be "deeply worrying" for Washington as it comes amid a wave of Chinese investment in Djibouti that includes a US$3 billion rail project to connect the country with the capital of neighboring Ethiopi, Addis Ababa, and US$400 million in investments to modernize the country's undersized port.
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