Chinese Influence on U.S. Operational Access to African Seaports

Abstract

The ability to project American power, except for a forced-entry scenario, across and through existing African commercial seaports in a time of regional crisis may be hampered by the growing economic and political clout of the People's Republic of China (PRC). American military planners must consider the use of austere seaport sites at alternative coastal locations as well as the use of intermediate staging bases as a means of countering this influence. This article illustrates the extent of China's influence along coastal Africa and the potential difficulty that this influence might present to U.S. military access to seaports in a time of crisis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA517522

Entities

People

  • Gordon S. Magenheim

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Continents
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Indian Ocean
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • New York
  • North America
  • Oceans
  • Petroleum
  • Red Sea
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security