U.S.-China tensions escalate as American officials urge Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to resist Chinese military presence on their Atlantic coast. China's shipbuilding dominance poses a threat to U.S. security, with concerns over a potential Chinese naval base in Gabon.
China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t. https://t.co/4QFAp8Hd5R via @WSJ
Dragon is Rising 🐉 Last year, more than half of world’s commercial shipbuilding output came from China — making it top global shipmaker by wide margin Once-robust shipbuilding industry in U.S. has shrunk, no longer producing any significant number of commercial oceangoing… https://t.co/X8RbpD3MYv
China emerged as a global power by turning itself into the world’s factory floor. It is expanding that power, and its military might, with another industrial feat: becoming the world’s shipyard. https://t.co/cKYJ37uA9U via @WSJ
China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t. @WSJ https://t.co/yTTVQXXjMg
U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa: American officials urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence on their Atlantic coastline. (The Wall Street Journal) https://t.co/AHmVtqG6xb
WAR: China is opening up a new front against the U.S. - a Chinese naval base in the Atlantic in Gabon. From the African nation China will be able to threaten the Panama Canal and the Eastern Seaboard of the US. https://t.co/vy1R1Ufrmd https://t.co/Hd8l0lSUIO
U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa American officials urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence on their Atlantic coastline https://t.co/kUboMVlmpY
WSJ: "The U.S. considers the Atlantic its strategic front yard and sees a permanent Chinese military presence there—particularly a naval base, where Beijing could rearm and repair warships—as a serious threat to American security." "Any time the Chinese start nosing around a… https://t.co/z7wDOdQSMs
U.S.-China tensions are playing out on Africa’s Atlantic coast, as U.S. diplomats urge leaders in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to reject Beijing’s overtures for a military presence https://t.co/XYshvkEyDR via @WSJ