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China Upgrades Djibouti Base to Monitor Middle East, Africa
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Story summary
- China has upgraded its Djibouti military base to enhance monitoring of Middle East and African military activity.
- Satellite images show new antennas, satellite communications gear and other assets installed at the base.
- Two communications compounds added since mid-2024 likely expand a broader intelligence architecture.
- The upgraded system could extract insights from encrypted communications by analyzing signal direction, origin, frequency and pace.
