According to the US Defense News, China and Russia attach great importance to the strategic significance of the African region and are trying to deeply influence the African region through military activities, information and economic leverage.
Major General of the US African Command said that the most important thing they are now to carry out operations in the African region to compete with China and Russia, because the army has refocused on the impact of China and Russia in the African region, which will pose a serious threat to the United States.
U.S. media analysis of the discourse of Major General of the Command believes that U.S. Army wants to promote military relations with African countries by training African troops, and also hopes to integrate African partners into the NATO military group to facilitate the assistance of the United States to compete with China and Russia in the future.
This is not the first time the United States has exaggerated the existence of a "military threat" between China and Russia in Africa. Previously, the United States sent special operations forces to help train African troops in West Africa and China-Africa with the aim of combating terrorism, but the US Army later made adjustments.
The US African Command proposed to reduce the US troops stationed in Africa, and the US Army's mission gradually changed from "counter-terrorism" to a national defense strategy to deal with threats from other countries.
Now, since the Second Brigade of the US Army's "Security Forces Aid Brigade" was dispatched to Africa in 2020, it has carried out military activities in 15 countries on the African continent, helping Ghana, Somalia , Tunisia , Morocco and other countries to train troops, and send personnel to station in 11 countries for a long time.
So what is the case between China and Russia in Africa that the United States speculates as a military threat?
Let’s talk about China first. China has contributed a lot of strength to the construction of Africa, so its influence in the African region has gradually increased.
In addition, the Somalia Strait is an important maritime route, but the Somalia Strait is a place where pirates are rampant. Therefore, in order to provide logistical support for the warship , China has established a logistics support base in Djibouti, Africa.
Due to the need for the globalization process, China expanded the region as needed, which caused malicious speculation from senior American officials and exaggerated it as China's "military expansion."
Russia, since Russia and Africa have a lot of cooperation in trade, according to statistics, Russia and South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria have import and export cooperation in agricultural products, which has a great impact on the African economy.
In addition, in order to combat terrorist forces in the African region, African countries have requested Russia to provide weapons and help them train military personnel. When the United States received this news, it warned Russia, saying that Russian military forces were prohibited from entering Africa.
Because China and Russia's influence in Africa is gradually expanding, they will never want to see it with the US's hegemony and urge to target China and Russia in the African region.
But what the United States calls China and Russia "military threat" does not exist. Because in the African region, no country can compete with the military forces stationed by the United States. In addition to training African troops, it also secretly deployed a large number of troops in Africa and established the largest military base in Africa in Djibouti . This opaque military deployment of the United States has aroused widespread concerns among African countries.
It can be seen that in order to curb China and Russia, the United States has the intention to expand NATO southward, but its hegemonic style is ultimately unpopular.
