The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, Auspicious Ark, makes a technical stop at the PLA support base in Djibouti on August 11, 2026 local time. Photo: PLA Navy

In response to media inquiry that whether the Chinese People's Liberation Army support base in Djibouti has been impacted amid the escalation in Bab al-Mandab Strait, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson of Ministry of National Defense, said on Thursday that the PLA support base in Djibouti is operating normally.    



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