{"id":47286,"date":"2017-07-11T14:26:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T14:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/11\/china-sends-forces-to-1st-military-base-abroad-in-djibouti\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:19:39","slug":"china-sends-forces-to-1st-military-base-abroad-in-djibouti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2017\/07\/11\/china-sends-forces-to-1st-military-base-abroad-in-djibouti\/","title":{"rendered":"China sends forces to 1st military base abroad, in Djibouti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u00a0\u2014 China on Tuesday dispatched members of its People&#8217;s Liberation Army to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to man the rising Asian giant&#8217;s first overseas military base, a key part of a wide-ranging expansion of the role of China&#8217;s armed forces. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense ministry said on its website that a ceremony was held at a naval pier in the southern Chinese port of Zhanjiang presided over by navy commander Vice Adm. 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