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Gulf of Aden
![China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-29_16-30-13.jpg)
China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission
By Ankit Panda
The PLAN's deployments to the western Indian Ocean region continue.
![A First: China, EU Launch New Combined Military Exercise A First: China, EU Launch New Combined Military Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18197188889299.jpg)
A First: China, EU Launch New Combined Military Exercise
By Zoe Stanley-Lockman
The new development merits attention given its broader geopolitical significance.
![The Gulf of Aden Needs US-China Maritime Cooperation The Gulf of Aden Needs US-China Maritime Cooperation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-141211-n-gw139-475.jpg)
The Gulf of Aden Needs US-China Maritime Cooperation
By Brittney Washington
If Washington and Beijing can get out of their own way, they can combat a common threat.
![Chinese Warships Make First London Voyage Chinese Warships Make First London Voyage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-16107139350_235890cb4c_m-1.jpg)
Chinese Warships Make First London Voyage
By Charlotte Gao
China aims to expand military cooperation with Britain in the "Golden Era"
![China Burnishes Anti-Piracy Credentials Without Clarifying Possible Use of Lethal Force China Burnishes Anti-Piracy Credentials Without Clarifying Possible Use of Lethal Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-01_00-11-51.jpg)
China Burnishes Anti-Piracy Credentials Without Clarifying Possible Use of Lethal Force
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense clarified the extent of the Chinese Navy's anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.
![As Somali Pirates Return, Chinese Navy Boasts of Anti-Piracy Operations As Somali Pirates Return, Chinese Navy Boasts of Anti-Piracy Operations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-15_22-23-37.jpg)
As Somali Pirates Return, Chinese Navy Boasts of Anti-Piracy Operations
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese Navy wants to be taken seriously as a guarantor of the global commons.
![The Chinese Navy's Djibouti Base: A 'Support Facility' or Something More? The Chinese Navy's Djibouti Base: A 'Support Facility' or Something More?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-26_20-21-39.jpg)
The Chinese Navy's Djibouti Base: A 'Support Facility' or Something More?
By Ankit Panda
China says its facility in Djibouti will amount to little more than a "support facility."
![Confirmed: Construction Begins on China's First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti Confirmed: Construction Begins on China's First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-12_18-52-19.jpg)
Confirmed: Construction Begins on China's First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti
By Ankit Panda
China's defense ministry has confirmed that construction has started on its "support facilities" in Djibouti.
![A Naval Base on the Horn of Africa for China? A Naval Base on the Horn of Africa for China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-12_18-52-19.jpg)
A Naval Base on the Horn of Africa for China?
By Ankit Panda
According to Djibouti's president, China is looking to set up its first overseas naval base in his country.
![China Evacuates Foreign Nationals from Yemen China Evacuates Foreign Nationals from Yemen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-05_18-41-56.jpg)
China Evacuates Foreign Nationals from Yemen
By Ankit Panda
China just evacuated foreign nationals from 10 countries from a war zone.
![China and the Far Seas China and the Far Seas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-10_09-33-14.jpg)
China and the Far Seas
By Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange
China’s Far Seas presence enables it to escort Syria’s chemical weapons marked for destruction.
![China and the International Antipiracy Effort China and the International Antipiracy Effort](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19524_5280aeaf18f38.jpg)
China and the International Antipiracy Effort
Preferring to go it alone, Beijing still makes positive parallel contributions. Part two of a two-part series.
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