@anzha did, although the news seemed to have received less attention than it deserves. Here it is:
Others:
To sum it up:
- The spaceport is to be built at Obock, located in the northern region of Djibouti;
- HKATG and the Djiboutian government are expected to sign a formal contract with the Republic of Djibouti Spaceport;
- The signing of the formal contract will be held in March 2023;
- Construction of the spaceport will begin after the signing of the formal contract and will last for 5 years;
- The government of Djibouti is expected to provide the necessary land (minimum 10 square kilometres with a lease that runs for a minimum of 35 years; and
- HKATG and the Djiboutian government will co-manage the spaceport for a period of 30 years.
- The spaceport will be handed over to the Djiboutian government after 30 years of co-management.
The location of Obock in Djibouti, where the spaceport is expected to be built.
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China and Djibouti should watch out for any attempts by the US-led West in coercing and jeopardizing the project. This is a very important milestone to be achived for China, Africa and China-Africa relations, and therefore, the success of the project must be made into a reality.
Also, I was thinking that had Somalia not being embroiled in a decades-long civil war, China could have build the spaceport there instead, as the southern regions of Somalia is right on the equator.
