俄：谁也不欢迎？中国军队将在吉布提顶替美军

The Chinese military is about to give its American counterpart the boot in the tiny country of Djibouti – the strategically critical entrance from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea located in the Horn of Africa.
中国军队即将取代美军进入吉布提——该微型小国是印度洋到非洲角红海的战略关隘

The United States is about to lose one of its military installations in the Republic of Djibouti, America's largest permanent military base in Africa and the home to more than 4,000 US personnel.
美国即将失去得吉布提共和国军事设施之一，是非洲最大的一个常驻军事基地，有4000多人。

The government of the tiny country has seemingly had a change of heart and now wants to host a Chinese military contingent of about 10,000 instead.
该国政府看来是变心了，最近准备邀请大约万人规模的中国军队。

"The announcement, made the day after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Djibouti last May, is deeply worrying for Pax Americana, for it comes on top of a major package of economic investments by China that has Djiboutian President Guelleh openly talking about the importance of his new friends from Asia," Eritrea-based journalist Thomas Mountain pointed out.
“报道称，去年五月美国国务卿克里访吉布提之后的一天，吉布提总统Guelleh对美式和平深感忧虑，在重要项目收到几大波中国的经济投资后，他公开表示了这位来自亚洲新朋友的重要性。”厄立特里亚记者Thomas Mountain指出。

Indeed, the tiny African nation has long been attracting the attention of global players. The country lies at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest, and at the same time provides a port to landlocked Ethiopia.
实际上，这个微型小国长久以来一直吸引着全球玩家的注意力。它位于苏伊士运河的关隘出，世界最繁忙商业地之一，同时它还给内陆国家埃塞俄比亚提供港口。

But what is more important the Republic of Djibouti is a key to both Africa and the Middle East. Its geographical position makes it especially attractive to global powers' military installations.
但最重要的一点是吉布提共和国地处非洲和中东的战略要塞。该位置自古乃各国兵家必争之所。

In his article "US vs China in Djibouti" published by Counterpunch.org, Mountain underscored that the Pentagon pays Djibouti almost $63 million a year for the use of Camp Lemonnier. The US military installation also serves as one of the world's largest drone bases.
发布在 Counterpunch.org网站的文章《中美在吉布提的较量》中，Mountain 着重指出，五角大楼一年为莱蒙尼尔基地提供6500万美金，该美军设施是世界最大无人机基地之一。

In contrast, Beijing is ready to make Djibouti far more generous offers. For instance, China is currently completing a $3 billion railroad from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Djibouti. "[Beijing] is also investing $400 million in modernizing Djibouti's notoriously undersized port," the journalist remarked.
相比较之下，北京对吉布提要慷慨的多。比如，中国从亚的斯亚贝巴（埃塞俄比亚首都）修建得快要完成的价值30亿美金的铁路，将埃塞俄比亚同吉布提连接了起来。北京还给努力迈向现代化的吉布提那个著名小港口投资了4亿美刀。记者评价道。

Needless to say, the prospect of coexisting with a Chinese military contingent of 10,000 is unnerving US lawmakers and the Pentagon, prompting a debate about "violations of human rights" in the tiny African state.
不必说，邀请一万规模的中国军队会让美国政客和五角大楼神经紧张，这个微型非洲小国里势必要掀起“违反人权”的争论。

"So don't be surprised if we wake up one morning and find that in the name of "democracy" there has been a military coup in Djibouti," Mountain noted with a touch of bitter irony.
“所以不要惊讶，如果哪天你醒来发现吉布提以‘民主’的名义发生了军事政变的话。”Mountain以淡淡的讽刺口吻说道。
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MCR
00:10 18.08.2015 | 3
If the Djiboutian President Guelleh wants China instead of the u.s than so be it.
It's his choice especially since China wants to invest far more than the u.s ever will and this choice should be respected.
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如果吉布提总统Guelleh想要中国来代替美国那就做呗。
那是他的选择，尤其是中国想要比美国投资更多钱，这个选择应该受到尊重
garf27
01:39 18.08.2015 | 2
to bad rest of the world doesn't wake up and do the same, the resulting worldwide "peace" would be absolute "bliss"
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糟糕的是全世界都沉睡不醒并且还在做同样的事，结果就是世界“和平”（双关，peace亦有长睡不醒的意思）就是绝对“幸福”（还是双关，bliss有极乐往生世界的意思）。
margaridaoulman
22:10 17.08.2015
Very very interesting, lets wait and see what the reaction will be from the US.
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非常非常有趣，让我们拭目以待美国的反应