Chinesische Marinebasis am Golf von Aden?

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China Considers Naval Base in Gulf of Aden
Written by Adam Gonn
Published Thursday, December 31, 2009

China is considering setting up a naval base in the Gulf of Aden to combat the rising Somali piracy.

Four Chinese warships are currently stationed in the waters outside Somalia together with vessels from the United States and Europe, but the Chinese vessels are reliant on a French naval base in the region for supplies and refueling.

Admiral Yin Zhuo, a senior Chinese naval officer, was quoted saying that China needs to strengthen its support capabilities in order to fulfill its international obligations.

“This is an economic issue,” Brig. Gen. (Retd) Musa Qallab, Former Program Manager for GCC Defense Issues at the Dubai Gulf Research Center told The Media Line. “China is looking at it economically, not strategically or in a way related to defense or political issues.”
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China rules out overseas naval base now
By Zhang Haizhou (China Daily)
Updated: 2010-01-01 08:23

China will stick to its current supply regime to support anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, responding to an admiral's suggestion that Beijing set up a permanent base in the region.
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China’s naval base proposal may raise suspicion

Craig Nelson, Associate Editor

* Last Updated: January 02. 2010 9:56PM UAE / January 2. 2010 5:56PM GMT

Just when you think that unmanned drones, “asymmetric warfare” and the “hi-tech battlefield” have taken over theories of modern warfare, China always seems to pull you back to the 19th century, with its emphasis on mammoth standing armies and sprawling naval armadas.

But Beijing’s preference for these traditional means to project power appeared anything but a throwback last week, when a Chinese admiral proposed the construction of a naval base in the Gulf of Aden.
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