China is building a string of overseas bases, with the furthest afield being on the Horn of Africa in Djibouti. This base is particularly heavily defended, a modern-day fortress. It is hard not to draw parallels with ancient Chinese forts and of course the Great Wall of China.
If you you tried to circumvent the vehicle route described above, you would face many layers of defense. First there is a high perimeter fence which separates the public road from the private perimeter road. Then there is another high fence with razor wire before you climb up a steep slope to the outer wall. This is made out of ‘Hesco’ style barriers with razor wire along the top. Hesco barriers are wire frames filled with giant sandbags.
Not every side of the base is defended equally, but there are substantial defenses on all sides. Even approaching from the water side of the base would require negotiating a series of security fences and guard positions. Inside the base itself there are a few more defensive positions. Other countries’ military bases in Djibouti, such as the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Base at Camp Lemonnier, also have physical defenses, but nothing that compares to the Chinese base.
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