Post; Presence in Africa

rock45 · January 2nd, 2008

I agree China currently doesn't have the means to deploy 30,000, 40,000 combat troops quickly to Africa. Sending 20 to 30 cargo ships per year not a impossible feat to Sudan could build up there forces over a period of time. What stops China from being Africa's police sort of if the United States doesn't have a strong presents there? They seem to be getting there foot in the door in many countries there while former European governments lose more and more power and interests in Africa. I'm sure the United States has major investments in Africa overall but I don't see us as a major power player there, were just spread too thinly around the world. Strategically I see China in Africa getting in our way ten years from now by becoming a blocking force between the United States and Middle East oil. If air bases were built in eastern Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, were equipped with future J-10s, J-11, and JH-7 attack jets most of the Middle East oil deposits oil producing countries would be IN range. I'm not saying China going to attack the oil producing countries in the Middle East tomorrow but in the future they might be on the western door step to the Middle East.

January 2nd, 2008
rock45 Tribuni Angusticlavii	Post; Presence in Africa I agree China currently doesn't have the means to deploy 30,000, 40,000 combat troops quickly to Africa. Sending 20 to 30 cargo ships per year not a impossible feat to Sudan could build up there forces over a period of time. What stops China from being Africa's police sort of if the United States doesn't have a strong presents there? They seem to be getting there foot in the door in many countries there while former European governments lose more and more power and interests in Africa. I'm sure the United States has major investments in Africa overall but I don't see us as a major power player there, were just spread too thinly around the world. Strategically I see China in Africa getting in our way ten years from now by becoming a blocking force between the United States and Middle East oil. If air bases were built in eastern Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, were equipped with future J-10s, J-11, and JH-7 attack jets most of the Middle East oil deposits oil producing countries would be IN range. I'm not saying China going to attack the oil producing countries in the Middle East tomorrow but in the future they might be on the western door step to the Middle East.