Editing Djibouti Armed Forces (section)

===China===
The [[Chinese People's Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti|Chinese naval support base in Djibouti]] began construction in 2016<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/confirmed-construction-begins-on-chinas-first-overseas-military-base-in-djibouti/ |title=Confirmed: Construction Begins on China's First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti |first=Ankit |last=Panda |date=February 29, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2017 |quote=Last week, China’s Ministry of Defense confirmed for the first time that construction on “support facilities” for the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, has started. Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Chinese defense ministry, said on Thursday that “construction of infrastructure for the support facilities has started, and the Chinese side has dispatched personnel to Djibouti for relevant work.” |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514232104/https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/confirmed-construction-begins-on-chinas-first-overseas-military-base-in-djibouti/ |archive-date=May 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Press/2016-02/25/content_4644801.htm |title=Defense Ministry's regular press conference on Feb.25 |date=February 15, 2016 |publisher=[[Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China]] |quote=Through friendly consultations between China and Djibouti, the two sides have reached consensus for China to build support facilities in Djibouti. The facilities will mainly be used for logistical support and personnel recuperation of the Chinese armed forces conducting such missions as maritime escort in the Gulf of Aden and waters off the Somali coast, peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance. Currently, construction of infrastructure for the support facilities has started, and the Chinese side has dispatched personnel to Djibouti for relevant work. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518022718/http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Press/2016-02/25/content_4644801.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> and was officially opened in 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |title=China Officially Sets Up Its First Overseas Base in Djibouti |first=Charlotte |last=Gao |date=July 12, 2017 |quote=In the early morning of July 11, China held an official ceremony in the port of Zhanjiang, south China’s Guangdong province. The commander of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Shen Jinlong, “read an order on constructing the base in Djibouti, and conferred military flag on the fleets.” Then Shen ordered, “Set off!” and the ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed the port, reported Xinhua. |url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/china-officially-sets-up-its-first-overseas-base-in-djibouti/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712013933/https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/china-officially-sets-up-its-first-overseas-base-in-djibouti/ |archive-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/11/c_136435716.htm |title=China sets up base in Djibouti |date=July 11, 2017 |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |editor=An |quote=Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed Zhanjiang in southern China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday to set up a support base in Djibouti. |archive-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712014323/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/11/c_136435716.htm}}</ref>