China to consider Seychelles port offer, denies naval base plan

The Chinese Defense Ministry said, however, that its presence in the Seychelles would not rise to the level of a "naval base" and would be used mostly to support Chinese vessels guarding against Somalia pirates.
 

 Resupplying at a port close to operations is a common practice of all navies around the world," the Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. "Since the beginning of its safeguarding mission in 2008, the Chinese navy has resupplied at ports in Djibouti, Oman and Yemen.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/12/seychelles-china-port-naval-base.html

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