{"id":32096,"date":"2018-03-09T06:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32096"},"modified":"2018-03-09T06:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T11:30:07","slug":"top-general-issues-urgent-warning-over-us-china-collision-course-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32096","title":{"rendered":"Top General Issues Urgent Warning Over US-China Collision Course in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Top General Issues Urgent Warning Over US-China Collision Course in Africa<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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(<\/b>ANTIMEDIA<\/b><\/a>\u00a0Op-ed<\/strong>)<\/b>\u00a0Djibouti \u2014<\/i>\u00a0China is the\u00a0rising<\/a>\u00a0world 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\u2019s\u00a0happening<\/a>\u00a0now in the small African nation of Djibouti.<\/p>\n

Strategically\u00a0located<\/a>\u00a0at the southern entrance to the Red Sea on the route to the Suez Canal, Djibouti is home to both U.S. and Chinese military bases, and the two are only miles apart. The U.S. base houses around 4,000 military personnel and is used as a launching pad for operations in Yemen and Somalia.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday,\u00a0Reuters\u00a0<\/i>highlighted<\/a>\u00a0how the situation at a key port in Djibouti has U.S. officials worrying over China\u2019s growing reach:<\/p>\n

\u201cLast month, Djibouti ended its contract with Dubai\u2019s DP World, one of the world\u2019s biggest port operators, to run the Doraleh Container Terminal, citing failure to resolve a dispute that began in 2012.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cDP World called the move an illegal seizure of the terminal and said it had begun new arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

It also described the reaction in Washington at a session of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee:<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring a U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday, which was dominated by concerns about China\u2019s role in Africa, lawmakers said they had seen reports that Djibouti seized control of the port to give it to China as a gift.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Speaking before lawmakers, Marine General Thomas Waldhauser, the top U.S. commander in Africa,\u00a0warned<\/a>\u00a0that the military\u2019s ability to resupply and refuel ships would be greatly affected if China restricted access to the port:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Chinese took over that port, then the consequences could be significant.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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