Title:

 Djibouti base won’t be the only one, ex-PLA admiral says

Author:

Asia Times

Source:

Asia Times

Date:

February 13, 2018

Description:

The People’s Daily, China’s flagship party mouthpiece, ran a two-page feature on Sunday under the headline “Time is ripe for a maritime great power”, detailing the country’s naval buildup since 2012, the year that Xi Jinping took control of the Communist Party and the military.