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Africa could be massive battlefield in ‘inevitable’ war between the US and China as Xi stakes claim to continent
Patrick Knox
13:07, 6 May 2021
AFRICA could become a massive battlefield in a war between China and the United States as the President Xi Jinping stakes claim to the continent, experts warned.
The Communist Party is quietly expanding into the eastern part of Africa as it sets up military bases and expands its influence through infrastructure projects across in at least 11 nations.
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China has been investing heavily in African countries infrastructure as it consolidates its power and influence in Africa with its base in Djibouti to counter Japanese, French and US presence
| UPDATED: 07:09, Fri, Mar 12, 2021
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