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Tag: Gulf of Aden

Posted inWorld

China’s navy continues to escort Indian ships to safety

by Dave Makichuk September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

In an unusual twist, an Indian sea captain is thanking the Chinese navy for keeping his crew and its cargo safe in pirate infested waters. While diplomatic relations between India and China remain strained over the ongoing border dispute in Ladakh, the situation is much warmer on the high seas, where both nations face real […]

Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, Yemen

Anti-piracy patrol targets Yemen fishermen

by Saeed Al-Batati May 15, 2019February 18, 2020
The DDG-167 Shenzhen missile destroyer returns to port in Zhanjiang,, Guangdong Province, after an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden in this file pic from August 2009.Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

Chinese Navy makes waves, spreads wings over Gulf, Indian Ocean

by Emanuele Scimia December 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Djibouti is located between the Gulf of Adan and the Red Sea. Photo: Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Laos, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Djibouti the latest to fall victim to China’s ‘debt trap diplomacy’

by Jon Connars March 27, 2018
Ensign of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Vietnam

PLA chiefs from UN missions, South China Sea promoted

by Asia Times staff January 25, 2018February 18, 2020
A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Anti-piracy mission helps China develop its blue-water navy

by Emanuele Scimia January 8, 2018
Chinese soldiers are seen in front of a PLA flag at the force's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Middle East, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Why PLA’s Djibouti base could be a threat to Taiwan

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2017February 18, 2020
A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily
Posted inBeijing, China, France, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Ship calls and a shooting drill: busy first 100 days for PLA’s first overseas base

by Frank Chen November 10, 2017February 18, 2020

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