Why China's First Military Base Abroad is in Africa
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Since mid-2017, China has been operating a military base in Djibouti. For many countries, the Republic of Djibouti has become the central anchor point in the region. It hosts military bases from France, the United States, Japan, Italy and, since 2017, China. No other country in the world has so many foreign bases. The fact that so many countries want to be present here has to do with the location, which is important for a lot of reasons. And it is one rare spot where the US and China, two nations tangled in a growing rivalry, are just 10 kilometres apart from each other.
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Kind of makes me feel like building a military base in Djibouti.
Count me in. I'll invest.
You'll have to take me out to dinner first..
Same
Better Djibouti than mahbouti.
...and you definitely don't want to get caught in it's shit hole capitol, Djibouti-hōl
A 99 year lease, I wonder where China got that idea
Spot on
haha, guss how the UK got Hongkong.
@@chainzhang5713 By forcibly making the Chinese accept Opium as a form of currency to purchase Chinese tea? and then starting an aggressive war to oppress China and make them sign unfair trade deals because the Chinese realised the Westerners were up to no good LOL
Lol
Well, students loans i guess
Damn Djibouti just letting all countries hit.
Lol
China heard they had bats
Dijibouti belong to the streets
they love it in the booty, always getting violated from behind by many nations.
If all shit breaks lose over there Djibouti is f*cked
0:52 most beautiful youtube series intro
This is really excellent reporting. I appreciate the level of detail and the slower pacing.
True
dirty pure YES
It’d like vox but still simple and non biased by add money yet
whatever Asian Powers do is much better than European invader force which brings disease, colonization, destruction, civil wars, a division between native people, slavery and modern slavery, a partition of countries, stealing resource, putting in powers corrupt politician. WE need more Asian bases all over the world.
Amrica ,europe colonization time it's over .
@@sayeedhusseinsadat3284 you're an idiot. There is no more colonization. That era is over. European influence brings prosperity, healthcare, aid etc etc all the things they seem incapable of providing for themselves
I find it hilarious to note that the US blocked Djibouti from inviting Russia to set up a base in their country in 2014... only for Djibouti to turn around and give China a base three years later instead. US sources called the move a "blindside" by Djibouti. I personally call it top tier trolling🤣
SkiddyGaming are you Canadian and Canadian resident?
We have a positive history with China and they never interfere with our government. The US on the other hand wants more then they bargain with in the first place lol
Pharaoh Akhenaten China is putting you guys into debt so they can use your ports and land for how ever long they want cause they know you can’t pay it back. THEY ARE USING YOU 😂😂
@@kilokilo9034 Chinas debt is way more than the US debt. So I don't understand the putting us in debt part. Maybe furthering us into debt? But we we in debt before the PRC was founded.
MARK ZUCKERBERG USA is worst than that they put puppets government in people’s countries to steal their resources
I’m addicted to your videos. So well done. I can not possibly get enough. Keep it up. Thank you
Very informative and very well explained.Thank you for your good job.
Thank you!
China 1 base
The United States - over 800 bases
Japan 1 base.
Rest of the world:
China 1 base.
World: Wait, thats illegal
Exactly! Double moral standards big time.
Luke Martin 800 bases it will not be able to afford in 5-10 years. And in that time China will be all over the world not as a military base but as a commerce port base. Remember the Soviet Union 1989? It could no longer afford its military footprint. In the next few years the petro dollar will be dumped and abandoned, crashing the dollar currency value, as the 21st century globalized, multi national corporations establish a cyber currency independent of any one nations currency supremacy. Welcome to the end of the American 20th century and to the beginning of a global century. Led by China
Luke martin - In that case, whats the worry? eh? :)
CCP is very evil.
Djibouti is smart. If relations sour with one of the nations that has a base in there nation then they can just ask the other nations with bases to protect them. They can also play the nations with bases against each other for economic gains.
Actually it's not smart. Eventually Djibouti must create a effective military. So should the rest of Africa.
@@MrAmhara - Seems they already have an effective military. They even spend 3.7% of there GDP on it. Problem is that they have a small population. Any larger populated nation can overwhelm them. This is offset by having these foreign bases. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti_Armed_Forces
@@ab9840 They need big brother Ethiopia to stay put.
@@micheni734 Big brother? bruh gtfo Somalia is our brother, Ethiopia is nothing to us they are as foreign to us as USA
is he using Mapbox for the maps?
He's probably using geolayers 3
just for the introduction you already have my like, nice job
The best style of animation or whatever it's called that you do to present the videos to make it so good keep it up 👍
the IMF does exactly the same predatory lending.
Always double standards when its under US !!!
Also WB
IMF do it at higher interest.
its funny they always use sri lanka as an example of chinese debt trap but in reality sri lanka only owes china 10% of its foreign loans big part of its foreign loans which is 40% are commercial loans from western banks lol! they are leasing that port to china to pay those western loans and the west screams chinese debt trap lol
Robert Michaels god you are so right thank you. Being from Pakistan I see it every time I go. At least the Chinese actually help us longevitiviyty wise with them building deep water ports whilst the IMF just want to make a quick one. Don’t even start with the US just giving money to exclusively the military.
What a great video! So much geopolitical pieces put together making sense out of a power shit that might come soon. Thanks so much!!
Mate, the introduction clip you've made is brilliant, I'd love to see that frame by frame with a breakdown if you fancy making a video on it (:
United States criticizing China foreign policy
I would never have guessed that
CCP is very evil.
@@xmz70 well China has never tried to sell opium to Great Britain
Easy with the word evil, there is no country in the world that hasn't participated in being evil
@@stephendean2896 The ChiComs flood the world market with dangerous counterfeit opiates, which has similar parallels to the UK and Opium wars.
America of all countries only fights wars as a foreign policy
You don’t know dick...
Chinese government (not the people) can pose a big treat.
Everyone forgot about Japan and Germany.
I love your channel, it has been long time since I find an unbiased videos. Keep going
Well done, very informative and some serious research work here, thank you for your efforts.
Really high production values in these videos, really well done!
They've learnt well, from the USA and other western countries.
Paddy Coney nah dude, the US just bombs the shit out of country or support rebel groups and launch a coup to get what they want
@poo eater Go to Latvia and other poor european countries and ask about American doctors who have been paying people for their organs, for many years. Or maybe you should try India, where there were gangs killing children for their organs and guess who they were selling then to. Get real you fool.
@poo eater No they don't. They just killed 99% of the native Americans.
@@rawrxd9156 who brought in the disease
The Greatest USA is practice TORTURE, n now want to talk about HUMAN RIGHTS ???
America: places over 600 bases globally
China: places only one base
Neo: *China is challenging the leading roles.*
@@findingdery Not people like you again. Sigh
@@findingdery so why not?
What Rex Tillerson Said: "China's approach which encourages dependency using opaque contrancts, predatory practices, and corrupt deals that mire nations in debt, and undercut their sovereignty."
What Rex Tillerson Really Meant: Only the United States is allowed to issue such predatory loans to developing countries through our financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank.
Also China are known to be a bit more forgiving than the US- when Equatorial Guinea (it might have been Guinea-Bissau I'm not sure) told the Chinese they couldn't pay their debt China cancelled it completely
shh, quite please, you gonna trigger all butt hurt Americans
Right, it was like he was just describing American policy lol
I mean I fucking hate America too but I don't think we should ignore what China is doing, neoliberalism is bad under literally any flag. Doesn't help that China is a lot more predatory with its measure either e.g. when they built a port in sri-lanka and charged them way too much and then when Sri Lanka couldn't pay them back they just were like 'ok it's ours now' and they filled it with Chinese workers. Like they literally took one of the best chances for Sri Lanka to eventually fully develop itself away from them.
Oh also, whilst US neoliberalism is usually run by businesses separate from and typically trying to circumvent the rules of the government, all big companies in china (the ones which are able to globally expand) are directly managed by the Chinese government so its expansionism represents far greater power than anything else. Cause like two Chinese companies working abroad will help each other because they're literally run by the same thing, American companies would try to outcompete the other.
thanks a lot for music info in the end
This channel is just amazing.. GJ !!
How dare China build roads and ports, instead of dropping bombs like we do
Well done!
Savage haha!
I think some one got triggered. He might rage and blast innocent people with his ar. Thats the white way. Steal and murder if they don't get their way. See: colonialism and history, oh and murica right now. Then point the finger at other people of color or people they bombed and say look at them! We all know who the real bad guys in history are, enslave people just because they thought they were more civilized, but in reality they wanted to loot and plunder and steal. British empire, american empire, french, spanish conquistadors, all the same racist
J H wow, you're full of crap.
@poo eater the US does that all the time. They even did it to europe
Really appreciate the birds-eye-view terrain maps with graphics!
Great reporting skills and love the content structure!!
If US accusations are true about China debt trap then you should do a video on the US and Europeans through IMF and World Bank doing much the same in the 19th century. Check out the books by John Perkins called Confessions of an Economic Hitman.
@@0.0Seymour Right said the American who believes patriotism and freedom still exist in USA when your phones and internet is monitored by NSA 24/7....Oh please, like America isn't making countries worse off by starting pointless wars and fucking up someone elses country to rip their economy for their own benefits. What a double standard bullshitter you are.
@@441meatloaf very well said ma men!! Hahaha nice shot.
@@441meatloaf Great slap you have done there!
@Leo Walzim Believe what you want, mate.
You do realize there is a difference between the people of a country and the government of a country, right? Live your own life dude.
I think,China's move will help both djibouti, Ethiopia as well as China itslef to grow mutually
😂😂😂😂🤣😭 you'll be disappointed
@zigyzigy13 whites dont care they got bigger shit to do
Well it also has a threat to India as China tries to make naval bases in Indian ocean to form "string of pearls" which hurts the sovereignty of India.
I never said said Djibouti is a threat to India. The Chinese naval base is. Google "string of pearls" by China you'll get what I am saying.
@zigyzigy13 man these nonwhites love to hate on whites, so much that they even try to live in white countries.
Great video great editing the explanations were short and simple. Good Job.
Just discovered this channel, feels like vox but actually have attention for nuance and details. subbed.
"Americans conacted and said if yoBooty was ready to receive American forces" lol
gabriel cruz shave us an airstrip we’re coming in
And mexico invaded the USA with immigration :)
@@jays5926 perfect :)
As you were reporting on US expansion in Africa you used a very "hopeful" soundtrack which was in the *Lydian* *mode* which is known to be *positive* and *hopeful* , on top of which you talked about financial *benefits* of the deal. But when it came to China you used a track in the *minor* *scale* , very *ominous* and you only mentioned the potential *downsides* of said deal. Do you really think such silly tricks still work?!
Hahaha yeah I was thinking the same
Nice you caught that
@@wilhelmwinter2311 tell that to the people of Afghanistan/Iraq/Syria/Southern America/Lybia/Southeast Asia/Yemen etc.
LOL wow you caught that, Im truly impressed amazeballs
Both sucks. People just leave the countries problem to themselves. History already shows that interrupting someone else's place fks it up.
This was interesting. I learned quite a bit. Thanks! Subscribed.
Wow, that was well done. Very informative.
Sri Lanka is in massive debt, not just because of Chinese loans. Sri Lanka only owed 10% of their foreign debt to China. The port was also losing money. They leased the port to China as a way to help relieve some of their debt.
Rex Tillerson is so detailed about the Chinese loans. It's almost like he knows something about how to use predatory loans...
Brilliant reporting. Clear voice, easily understandable visuals and great pacing.
Thanks so much!
Pleasure to watch and to listen ☀️ great video!
Africa has the worlds biggest collection of natural resources
ratio
You make nice documentarys, Well edited well said. You deserve more subs.
Good report👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dude your channel is addicting
Thank God I'm seeing more nuanced takes rather than the usual "Yellow Man Bad"
You are criticizing China for building military base in Djibouti when US has an even lager one just miles away.
I really appreciate this.
informative video thanks!!!
amazing job!! Keep up
Djibouti has one great economic resource and that is, its geographic location. Obviously they would need ports, roads, rail, energy, commercial centers etc in order to realize this economic potential which is to be a major distribution hub into the interior of Africa. Question is; which country or organisation has the capability to finance and build these infrastructure? The US???!!
Yes, the US has the capability to finance and build it, but they're too afraid of brown people and are engaging in meaningless culture wars which take up a lot of resources and brain power.
China's export of freight ports, free trade industrial parks, railways, and other infrastructure construction in Djibouti has contributed to Djibouti's economic prosperity and its reputation as a port and central city in Africa. The United States and other countries exported military and political consciousness revolutions. China is doing well.
It’s China, they can do it the best. Even more than the US.
13:14 "Gwowing" - I like this, Where are you from Neo? I get mixed results with your accent
HN WILL I think they‘re from Germany.
Very nice video, thank you
Have to comment this before I continue watching the video. Dope intro 🔥
Was surprised that the UK doesn’t have a base there
UKs military is tiny now sadly... We really don't have many foreign bases.
The Virtual Scotsman since the end of WWII Europe has lost its control over the world gradually...
They spread their seeds everywhere, why do they need a military base?
UK used to had bases everywhere.
@@kazsmaz the U.K. has always had a small military during the empire the army never passed 120 thousand troops
A good and very timely report, thanks!
The Chinese have massive shipping interests to protect, so they have every reason to be in Djibouti. They are also making a significant investment in the economic infrastructure of the country, the region and the entire African continent.
The U.S. placed its military there following the September 11th false flag, has brought its Special Ops P2OG program and drones. Since the U.S. arrived the level of terrorism has skyrocketed on the African continent. Whatever rent the U.S. is paying, it's not enough.
Which country clearly has the best interests of the people of Djibouti and Africa in mind?
well said
This is truly an underdeveloped part of the world. It is yet to be seen if China has the best interest of the locals in mind, or if the economic heavyweight will be just buying out the region.
All bullshit to take over the world. China wants world power and will be so evil to do so. Yeah China debt trap. America Not, we as Americans only want peace to ship. Not China. They want control. You will all see in a few years. China is Bullshit coming from their mouths. Complete Bullshit. Trump will bring back America and strengthen Peace on Earth. Yeah Obama was for terror and other presidents. But Trump is for peace and bringing back power over Terrany.
John Wright Wherever terrorism arrives the us shall follow. The rise of Al Qaeda terrorist groups have nothing to do with A US presence. if anything it lowers when the usa is around look at afghanistan during and after the us was in the country. Go back to your 7 day prayer to allah. ignorance is bliss.
@@breakingmoney3077 lmao, sure I'll give you that 'china wants power' but you think America is for peace? hahhahahah
Awesome content and video 👍
Great documentary, thank you!
Your videos are so high quality and informative. They’re like the Mandalorian of RUclips
No one:
Female Tiktokers: spank my Djibouti
I have a big bouti
M M no, you are cat
Lmfao
Sexist
Amazing video, just subscribed!
Thank you for the comprehensive introduction without taking an obvious stand
"The Americans contacted us and told us that if Djibouti was ready to receive American military forces, and we said OK there is no problem". If all people on earth could be this open about being colonized, we won't have war any more lol.
Poor Little Sheep Djibouti is a small country surrounded by much larger, & much stronger neighbors. By allowing these bases in their country, it basically safe guards their sovereignty.
@@xxstolzxx7825 yep
@@xxstolzxx7825 Not a lot of sovereignty when you're occupied by the U.S., China, France, Italy and the Germans, eh? They're making a lot on rent (hope the people are benefiting and not just the leaders) and are "safe" until for now. If the U.S. and China get into it, it will be one of the first places to get flattened. I view the Chinese presence as much more benign than the U.S., they're building infrastructure and lifting the economy of the locals.
Xx Stolz Xx But if those countries have military bases in Djibouti go to war. Djibouti will be torn apart in a blink of an eye.
John Wright
Unfortunately people don’t benefit from it at all most of the population lives in extreme poverty and lack access to basic things like electricity clean water etc Djibouti is run by a dictator and he doesn’t give anything back to the people
This could be a big opportunity for Djibouti in making revenue through foreign investments which is caused by the heavy foreign investments from militaries around the world. But this is also risky for Djibouti as it makes heir economy be heavily reliant on other countries & if a war breaks out with the countries that have bases in Djibouti, that might cause heavy tensions with the region. Not only that, having heavy foreign control over important & strategic parts of the country can make Djibouti have struggles in independent sovereignty from foreign forces.
awesome quality content!
Video so well done I had to subscribe ✅
Why does the west always spin the Sri Lanka port lease to China as a loss to Sri Lanka? Having Chins presence in Sri Lanka staves off Indian interference in Sri Lanka politics. Win win if u ask me.
Ok the idea of putting military base in other countries should be out law.
It is a one one approach based on self- interest, never a poor country put military base in America or China.
War occurs as a result of the absent of love.
Will a good loving parents go to war with their children?
It's actually a lose lose. You let India or China take a piece of your sovereignty.
Regardless of politics this video quality is amazing
Beat at the end is on point
Excellent work!
U.S. - 800 bases
Everyone : meh
China - 1 base
Everyone: loses their minds
World Guild it’s a good thing CIA keeps Assassinating Communist leaders for no reason
Thought i was having a stroke but he really is talking in UwU
Opowates*
He can’t pronounce the letter R properly
Wow! Good job wetawd you figuwe that one out on youw own?
He's german
@@jeostone5255 no wonder
Neo intro music is so cool.
excellent reporting
If IMF does it then it's fine but if China lends someone money and then if they can't pay and China takes over it's wrong ?
They always use Sri Lanka as an example but only 10% of Sri Lankan loan is Chinesses rest of 90% is divided into other parts of world 40% being IMF loan
I never thought of it like 'ja booty', but now that's all I can hear. I laughed at "...increases business at the port of Djibouti".
Did not expect to come here for laughs.
you have a nice voice and great musical background
Nice topics, subscribed
Lol i love this guy "in Wecent years" "that opeWates the field"
Sounds like a spoiled brat
Lol
He just have a lisp
His voice is the definition of misophonia...The complete opposite of ASMR… I can hardly listen to this
Good on ya, Salvador Fernandez
Why dont you the smart as** try speak a few Chinese words?
Show us how smart you are :)
like britain in the early time's, people gotta put thier flags on everything.
Nice video.
Very interesting video. Good job bro.
thanks!
If it were a trap, why didn't the countries just refuse to take the projects? It's not like China had knifes pointing at them. For countries who are so invested in accusing One Belt One Road, why don't they propose better plans? If there were better propositions, the African countries definitely wouldn't have taken the Chinese offer.
i think they knew it was a trap but since they were so poor, they couldn't do anything but take it so that in turn, they'll hopefully get more developed, at the cost of leaning towards china.
@@asliceofcheese9989 If it's really so bad they would never take it. It's a calculated exploit, which is basically how capitalism works.
3:02 "if Djibouti is ready, to receive American military forces"
Excellently unbiased and thorough video.
excellently done video
Chinese set a military base
"threat to the world"
STABLE GENIUS Nation sets military bases all over the world
"beacon of hope + savior of mankind"
what a joke
This is what I said to a comment too. I totally agree why tf cant China have their own bases? What is the difference from America?
Ironically it will be a communist chinese who will crack the last joke on liberals and humanity.
@@Shomerful I ain't commie, but thx on this one comrade LOL
China publically denounced foreign bases, and the US for having them... Now look at them.
@@opfoca1oparrowmarinerecon154 thats a privilege of the powerful. i mean seriously, the us be telling everyone to follow international law and "norms" then actually go sanction international court of justice(an actual UN court) people because they dare to look into (not prosecute, just look into) possible American war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq
Can I just say that in the game of life, China is a pay-to-win behemoth of a top ranking player, and America, who stood proudly as number 1 for so long, is now being outclassed in every way.
America has been so focused on dominating by sheer power, they completely forgot the simple but effective tactic of debt building. Countries owe China because it brings about a positive, and forward-thinking element to its economy, while on the other hand, everyone just be wary of the American military might to revolt against their rule.
America is the stick, while China is waving around a butt-load of carrots. Even if everyone can see the extremely clear motives for China's actions, it is still better than being bombed to kingdom come by the Americans.
I am an American and can't stand the thought of what our government has done in the past! We grew up being brainwashed that we were out there doing something good for people being mistreated but the truth is the big bankers and developer's the men behind the scenes and ones who actually are in control started all the wars for profit and control th st even played both sides of the wars good cop bad cop there is a ton of evidence for this. Right now they are playing a political war in America to divide the people and try to hide the real truths coming to light.
America hasn't been number 1 for that long, the Soviet Union only fell in 1991. China has been here before. During Tang, Ming, Sui and Yuan dynasties, China was the leading global power for hundreds of years, especially the Tang.
@@lelouchvibritannia8810 And before that America aren't even consider a world major power by other major Power. Especially from the British =))
Lol i dont know whats worse between getting bombed by the us or getting bought by china... both are terrible, and african politicians love corruption
One of the best intros for a channel!
This channel ic underrated
Is Tillerson describing IMF and World Bank loans to all the countries of the world for the last 50 years?
Too ironic! Read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" by John Perkins to learn where this exercise in building infrastructure and taking over really comes from.
Seen it ....the U.S. really bullied poor South American countries into cooperation.
there's actually a new book by John Perkins called the "The New confessions of an economic hitman" it's a new edition of the old book I recommend everyone to read it
@@DaleBouwman if America does it that means China can?? that works the other way around as well. and complaints that "America started it" won't help you. . most people can see through chinas lies. would you rather live under a nation under American influence or Chinese??
One if the best videos 🌹
The background music is Awesome 😍👌
Haha bitter america. Why would you call it a debt trap when both parties agreed upon the terms and condition???
well, to the yanks... freedom n democrazy is better... aka death n destruction
R Columna because the chinese understand they can’t pay it back, they choose country’s to that specific
P Dudy just cause the US are willing to do it to its own people ( financial crisis in 2008 by giving out debt trap mortgages) doesnt mean China is as careless or malicious. In psychology what your doing is called projecting your own personal insecurities and fear brought on by your form of government.
P Dudy really? You just pronounced yourself as a racist and undermines a persons/nations capability to decide for its people.
@@pdudy8261 A lot of the loans they give out to countries are low interest rates, sometimes no interest LOL, it's all apart of business. Still a thousand times better than going in with military and wiping out people as we've seen Americans, and Europeans do in the past. Westerners with moral high ground is simply ridiculous
So basically China is building their country.
Pepper more of a debt trap
Tyman well don’t accept it then
@@proboxpepper6752 You must not know how nice hookers and blow is.
@@dess3597 love that one lol
You see when the yellow man does it is bad /s
Great job man. Truly ...
the editing is so cool
Thanks!
Wow you replied thtas the coolest thing that a happened to me on RUclips
So can I just ask a question here? How come at about 7:17 the background music turns subtly ominous? Just as China is mentioned?
Because it is CHINA woooooooo be afraid they are very evil not like murica
Music changes help to seperate different thoughts in these videos. I would argue that the music before also wasn't so positive. I do think you have a point and music does have a subconcious effect. However the intention here was to just use two different songs with serious mood to seperate sections of the video. But I take that criticism seriously.
@@neoexplains "Music changes help to seperate different thoughts in these videos" ..
So you're trying to give the thought to viewers that China is evil? Lol
@@Mike-bt3ki Are you actually brain dead Micheal ?
May I please know what your intro music is?
12 continent- The journey
5:10 wow the music gives me chills, can you please tell me the name of the background music and is it somehow accessible?
Thanks... didnt know about this facts...