AFRICA could become a massive battlefield in a war between China and the United States as the President Xi Jinping stakes claim to the continent, experts warned. The Communist Party is quietly expa…
AFRICA could become a massive battlefield in a war between China and the United States as the President Xi Jinping stakes claim to the continent, experts warned.
The US has some 29 military bases in Africa, as well as plenty more in the nearby Middle East, and China has previously boasted it wants to boost its presence on the continent to expand its power.today said Beijing was looking to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on Africa’s western coast.
"The Atlantic coast is relatively safe due to a NATO and US presence, but the east coast of Africa ranging from Djibouti down to Mozambique would be incredibly contested in a peer state conflict with China. China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, in East Africa a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad
The People's Liberation Army deployed troops to the base, but assured China was "not seeking to control the world".