The Dragon in Djibouti: the Shifting Tides of China’s Strategy

... larger international military presence and more closely emulating the United States, potentially fanning the flames of US-China rivalry not only in Africa, but worldwide. The unveiling of the plans for the outpost heralds a deeper involvement of the PRC in Africa and a greater securitization thereof. China, like the broader international community, is increasingly viewing the continent’s challenges, as well as its own interests there in security terms, which, with greater Chinese financial and military ...