Here is a stunning image of China’s ports in Africa. I found it from one of the Russian commentators (ColCassad – not a Colonel) and translated with DeepL.
China’s port expansion in Africa
1. Black – China’s financing of port infrastructure construction and various projects. 2. Red – ports where PLA Navy ships stop or are used for naval exercises. 3. yellow – the most used ports, where both the PLA Navy is present and Chinese economic projects are being implemented 4. Chevron – PLA Navy base in Djibouti 5. Countries marked in gray – African countries where Chinese projects related to port infrastructure are being implemented. 6. Countries with yellow borders – countries where both economic projects and the PLA Navy presence are being actively developed.
The cost of such economic expansion is estimated at several tens of billions of dollars. And that’s just the ports. At the same time, the strengthening of economic and logistical influence ensures the accompanying growth of PLA Navy capabilities off the coast of Africa. China’s most ambitious project is the establishment of a full-fledged naval base in Guinea, which will ensure the Chinese Navy’s presence in the Atlantic. The struggle for control over Guinea will intensify in this regard. The U.S. wants to prevent China from implementing this project, as well as attempts to destabilize countries where Chinese economic and political influence is dominant.
Very interesting!
This is Trump’s threat to the Houthis. But there is this sentence that will tell you clearly what the current US administration thinks about shipping lanes.
We have spoken about this threat today on GlobalSouth.co and you can check on there, but it is not difficult.
The sentence that I wanted to make you aware of, is in bold.
@realdonaldtrump
Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.
Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going. It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk.
The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends.
Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom. No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.
To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!
To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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