Richard Blumenthal: “Djibouti is a strategic location for China, with half its oil imports…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017

Djibouti is a strategic location for China, with half its oil imports passing through the Mandeb Strait providing a potential choke point.

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Blumenthal highlights Djibouti's strategic importance due to Chinese oil imports.

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