China is the rising world power. This much is clear, but nowhere is that reality felt more than behind closed doors in Washington, D.C. The global hegemony of the United States is being challenged, and the contest is perfectly encapsulated in what’s happening now in the small African nation of Djibouti. Strategically located at the southern
Top General Issues Urgent Warning Over US, China Collision Course in Africa
The global hegemony of the United States is being challenged, and the contest is perfectly encapsulated in what’s happening now in the small African nation of Djibouti.
Por James Holbrooks
![China’s navy conducted its first joint maritime exercises with Djibouti in 2015. Its new outpost in Djibouti will be largely to support Chinese forces on missions such as antipiracy patrols off Somalia. (Photo: Chinese Navy)](https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BN-PL936_CEMPIR_M_20160818182312-001-1148x583.jpg)