The PLA Djibouti Support Base

A ceremony was held on August 1, 2017 in Djibouti to mark the completion of China's first overseas support base and its entry into service with the deployment of the PLA units. The support base strengthens the ability of China's military to protect national interests abroad, conduct escort missions at sea, participate in UN peacekeeping operations and international humanitarian rescues, and evacuate Chinese nationals caught in emergencies. 

By July 2019, personnel stationed there had provided maintenance and repair services for vessels participating in escort missions and medical services for over 100 sailors. They conducted joint medical relief exercises with foreign militaries, and donated 600 items of educational equipment to local schools. 

Previously, growing overseas activities by China's military, including escort missions at sea, UN peacekeeping, international HADR operations, and evacuation of Chinese nationals, had difficulties in meeting logistics needs and arranging service members' layover stays. These inadequacies have been particularly prominent since 2008, when China dispatched escort fleets to the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia, in accordance with relevant UN resolutions. 

The establishment of a support base in Djibouti enables China to better fulfill its duties and obligations as a responsible member of the international community, and better promote regional peace and stability, in addition to protecting China's legitimate interests.   

駐吉布提保障基地

2017年8月1日（吉布提當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間），中國人民解放軍駐吉布提保障基地部隊(duì)舉行進(jìn)駐營(yíng)區(qū)儀式，這標(biāo)志著中國首個(gè)海外保障基地建成和投入使用。這是中國軍隊(duì)為有效維護(hù)國家海外利益，更好地遂行海上護(hù)航、國際維和、國際人道主義救援、撤離海外中國公民等任務(wù)，在吉布提建立的保障基地。自開營(yíng)以來，截至2019年7月，已為4批次護(hù)航編隊(duì)保障維修器材，為百余名護(hù)航官兵提供醫(yī)療保障服務(wù)，同外軍開展聯(lián)合醫(yī)療救援演練等活動(dòng)，并向當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)校捐贈(zèng)600余件教學(xué)器材。

近年來，中國軍隊(duì)執(zhí)行海上護(hù)航、國際維和、國際人道主義救援、撤離海外中國公民等任務(wù)越來越多，特別是2008年以來，根據(jù)聯(lián)合國有關(guān)決議，中國已派出多批護(hù)航編隊(duì)赴亞丁灣、索馬里海域護(hù)航，在執(zhí)行任務(wù)過程中，官兵休整和物資保障補(bǔ)給等面臨著許多實(shí)際困難。中國在吉布提建立保障基地，是為了更好地履行負(fù)責(zé)任大國的國際責(zé)任和義務(wù)，提供國際公共安全產(chǎn)品，維護(hù)地區(qū)和平穩(wěn)定，也有利于維護(hù)中國的合法權(quán)益。