China Tightens Grip on Djiboutian Port

The Wall Street Journal published on 21 February 2019 an article titled "China Tightens Grip on East African Port" by Costas Paris.

China Merchants Port Holdings is asserting control of operations at Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal. The Djiboutian government has repeatedly said it alone controls the Doraleh terminal and has told the United States it has no plans to cede control of its maritime assets to Chinese state port operators. All supplies for the U.S. military base in Djibouti come through the port, potentially putting them at risk.