Chinese oversea bases

Satellite image of the Djbouti from August.

Satellite images of the Djibouti base from late September, 2020.

A sentry post on the hill overlooking the base appears to be finished.

anzha said:

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is the base large enough to support and house 3000 to 4000 sailors that come visiting?
I mean the sailors would surely prefer the facilities and comfort of land quarters once their ships land at the base, right ?

We get a drive by:


China is claimed to want to refurbish an airstrip in the nation of Kirbati, 1,800 miles (~2880 km) from Hawaii.

IF this is true, it would be a very strategic location for the Chinese military.