{"id":2487,"date":"2017-08-01T20:40:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2017-08-01T20:40:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:40:54","slug":"china-opens-first-overseas-base-in-djibouti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/08\/01\/china-opens-first-overseas-base-in-djibouti\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINA OPENS FIRST OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2488\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/08\/china-military-base-djibouti.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced : Al Jazeera<\/p>\n<p>China has formally opened its first overseas military base in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/djibouti.html\" target=\"_self\">Djibouti<\/a>\u00a0with a flag raising ceremony and military parade.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 people attended Tuesday&#8217;s ceremony, including deputy Chinese naval commander Tian Zhong and Djibouti&#8217;s defence minister, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p>The event was timed to coincide with the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of China&#8217;s military, the People&#8217;s Liberation Army, on August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Image sourced : LA Times<\/p>\n<p>Read more at : http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/08\/china-opens-overseas-base-djibouti-170801104040586.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced : Al Jazeera China has formally opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti\u00a0with a flag raising ceremony and military parade. More than 300 people attended Tuesday&#8217;s ceremony, including deputy Chinese naval commander Tian Zhong and Djibouti&#8217;s defence minister, according to state media. 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