FILE – In this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, then-Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend talks with an Iraqi officer during a tour north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of the Pacific but from the Atlantic as well.
U.S. Gen. Stephen Townsend, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Beijing is looking to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on Africa’s western coast. Townsend said China has approached countries stretching from Mauritania to south of Namibia, intent on establishing a naval facility. If realized, that prospect would enable China to base warships in its expanding Navy in the Atlantic as well as Pacific oceans.
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China will dominate the Atlantic as it prepares to build bases for subs and warships across Africa, warns top US general
Updated: 8:55 ET, May 6 2021
CHINA is posing a growing threat in Africa and is looking to set up naval bases there to dominate the Atlantic, a top US general has warned.
U.S. Gen. Stephen Townsend said Beijing is looking to establish a large navy port capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers on the continent’s western coast.
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China is feared to expand its naval presence into the Atlantic by using bases in AfricaCredit: AP:Associated Press
U.S. General Worried About China s Efforts to Establish Military Base on Africa s West Coast
On 5/6/21 at 8:48 AM EDT
A top U.S. general for Africa warned that China is looking to establish a navy port in Africa.
U.S. General Stephen Townsend, who heads U.S. Africa Command, told the Associated Press that Beijing has approached several countries stretching along Africa s west coast about establishing a navy facility capable of hosting submarines or aircraft carriers. They re looking for a place where they can rearm and repair warships. That becomes militarily useful in conflict, Townsend said. They re a long way toward establishing that in Djibouti. Now they re casting their gaze to the Atlantic coast and wanting to get such a base there.
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Murphy departs Middle East: It’s clear the Biden administration is having a positive impact on the region
By JT - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021
US Senator Chris Murphy
AMMAN US Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, departed Jordan on Wednesday after a trip to the region, according to a statement from the senator’s office.
The trip included meetings with foreign leaders and senior officials including His Majesty King Abdullah, Omani Foreign Minister Al Busaidi, Qatari Foreign Minister Al Thani, United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and several European ambassadors to Yemen to discuss the humanitarian crisis and urgent need to find a political solution to end the war in Yemen.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday.
His stated mission: To reaffirm unwavering US support for Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia s ongoing aggression.
Last month, Russia built up tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine s border.
A year and a half ago, Ukraine was on the minds of many Americans as they watched the first impeachment hearing of former President Donald Trump. At the time, former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor said: Ukraine is a strategic partner of the United States, important for the security of our country as well as Europe. Ukraine is on the front line in the conflict with a newly aggressive Russia.