Pentagon’s Top General for U.S. Forces in Africa Isn’t as Worried About Chinese Bases and Debt Traps as He Used to Be

U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley delivered the 2024 U.S. Africa Command posture testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Image via the U.S. Senate.

The Pentagon’s commander for U.S. forces in Africa, Marine Corps General Michael Langley, was once very worried about Chinese “debt traps” in Africa and the prospect that the PLA was looking to build a new base on Africa’s Atlantic Coast.

But that no longer appears to be the case given that General Langley didn’t mention either issue during two hours of testimony on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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by Eric Olander

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