China’s Djibouti base upgrades should boost its monitoring reach, report says
A CSIS report released on Sept 17 said China upgraded its Djibouti military base with new antennas, satellite communications equipment and other assets. The report said two new communications compounds likely form part of a broader intelligence and military command architecture and would strengthen communications between Chinese forces in the Middle East and Africa and headquarters in China. It said the upgrades would give China a more robust picture of the regional operating environment.
Why it matters: This matters for the briefing's theme of China's overseas military basing, as the upgrades extend Chinese monitoring capacity near a critical maritime choke point.