China on Track to Build Its Very First Military Base in AfricaBy Joshua Krause China has just signed a 10-year contract with the government of Djibouti to create a military base near the Red Sea. The base will be a logistics hub and airfield, which will give the Chinese military an extensive reach into the continent. Both the US and China have been competing for economic and political influence in the resource-rich continent for some time now, but this is the first time that China has challenged Americas military presence in Africa. The base is clearly an effort to stymie Americas influence, since its located not far from a US military hub in Djibouti, known as Camp Lemonnier. History may mark this moment as the beginning of the end of Americas dominance over Africa. While US corporate and military interests often invite chaos and insurgency to every nation they arrive in (i.e. Libya), the Chinese are more interested in providing mutually beneficial investment opportunities to the impoverished nations of Africa. The US on the other hand, prefers to bully poor nations into giving up their resources, and overthrow governments that dont play ball. China clearly has a more sustainable and profitable approach to Africa. Its only a matter of time before the nations of Africa decide to oust their American overlords, and invite Chinese business and military interests. Image Credit Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger. No surprise, the global mafia made their agreements to divvy up their neocolonial subjects and China treats the Africans as 21st working slaves with a caste like system of economic ownership of resource production. Even the NY Times and Zero Hedge have written extensive articles on this long process. China has been also infiltrating parts of Latin America. This smacks more of Amy Chaus book World on Fire about the globalization process of foreign investors and oligarch ethnic minorities taking over a countrys wealth. At the end of the day, its still a pyramid of power with the international banksters at the top. 