China began construction of a logistics base in Djibouti last year. It will be China's first overseas naval base, though Beijing officially describes it as a logistics facility. "These promises will not change because of the construction of the overseas logistics base," it said. The state-run Global Times said in an editorial that there could be no mistake that this was in fact a military base. "Certainly this is the People's Liberation Army's first overseas base and we will base troops there.

Source: bd News24 July 12, 2017 10:30 UTC