REPORTING. In secret, Beijing has built a military base and a wharf, which could give it the advantage over America in the Horn of Africa.
From our special correspondent in Djibouti, Julien Peyron
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Le Puma slices through the air above the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Tadjoura. He overtook the wreck of a trawler, raised his nose and gained altitude. The French helicopter of 5e Overseas Combined Arms Regiment slows down, to embrace the panorama which goes from the immense cranes of the port of Doraleh to the Ilot du Héron. And there, upright, here it is finally revealed. The quay of discord, the subject of disputes and even more rumors. A simple concrete pier in appearance, at the end of which rises a lamppost topped with cameras. She has been pushing for the past few months. At its base, it is connected to a watchtower then to a perimeter wall enclosing a complex of around thirty ocher-colored buildings, like the rockery of the region.
This is the military base of the People’s Republic of China in …
DR – Xinhua via AFP – YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
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