China Seeks First Military Base on Africa’s Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds Alarmed officials at the White House and Pentagon urge Equatorial Guinea to rebuff Beijing’s overtures BATA, Equatorial Guinea—Classified American intelligence reports suggest China intends to establish a military installation in this tiny Central African country, a move that would give Beijing its first permanent naval presence on the Atlantic Ocean, according to U.S. officials. The officials declined to describe details of the secret intelligence findings. But they said the reports raise the prospect that Chinese warships would be able to rearm and refit opposite the East Coast of the U.S.—a threat that is setting off alarm bells at the White House and Pentagon. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327
