
probably
considered
one real base

probably
considered
one real base
So are they saying that having overseas military bases is a bad thing now, or?

They're trying their damn hardest to conjure up some sort of whataboutism to throw at people who point this out
whataboutism 
119 bases in Germany
119 bases in Japan

yeah but what this doesn't show is how many bases the US has in the US! the US is overseas from all of these bases
Shoddy reporting here, The Economist is missing a few important ones like:
Countries that I had a wet dream about China hosting a base
Countries that start with the letter C, like China, that could have a base
Countries that China definitely hasn't considered hosting a base in but might change their mind someday
Countries larger than a Chinese military base, and so could probably host one.
Countries that I had a wet dream about China hosting a base
came to the fleeting thought that China built a base in Liechtenstein
go ahead Kamala, send your best
Every time you eat dim sum, China gets a new military base
idk The Economist, all of this sounds pretty... baseless
The Economist is a piece of rag that likes to get high on orientalism and neoliberalism...
The Economist is what happens when someone parses the first word of "Combat Liberalism" as an adjective instead of a verb.
Putting on my resume positions that I’ve considered and positions that I’ve applied to under the “experience” section
Litteraly no sources, only vibes.
I mean the Djibouti one is accurate. Just omitting that it's a joint base between China, the west, Japan, etc. for a bunch of merchant mariners or whatever.
Source: The Economist

In surprised they didn't just include every Chinatown in a majort city as a "base"
flashback to a year ago when Chinese community centers in the US and Canada kept getting accused of being police stations
We're getting reports that a Chinese Vicky 3 player thought his country probably should build a base on the Falkland Islands to project power. Is this funny to you, too, you insolent tankies?
So only one base, that's an anti piracy base in conjunction with the West?
Lmao. Embarassing reporting
smh economist, didn't even list the base China probably thought about establishing in the Shadow Realm to keep tabs on Marik Ishtar
Tallying up my body count like
People Ive fucked with:
People I may or may not have tried to hookup with:
People I probably thought about sleeping with at one point:
and then saying I'm the world's #1 best shagger
The height of being a map pervert.
How do I get one of these easy journalist jobs where you just make stuff up?
Just to make something clear. Djibouti's main economic activity is selling military bases to anyone who asks for one.
Big tactical mistake by China to not maybe or maybe not consider what would happen if they asked Bhutan to host a Chinese base without actually asking them to do so. Speaking from experience here. I considered asking Bhutan to host a military base of mine (in the end I decided on not asking since I have no connection to Bhutan or any kind of military) and it worked out great.
We're 1 and a half years later from the publication of this. How many new bases are there?
Oh. None? Alright then.
I'll try to remember that when I'm thinking about my impoverished country spending all our heavy tax money on NATO bases and equipment, those damn commies are so war hungry
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