China may want more bases in Tajikistan, Pentagon says

A new Pentagon report has warned that China may be eyeing new military bases in neighboring Tajikistan, where the People’s Liberation Army already operates at least one clandestine outpost. The September 1 report to Congress said Beijing is “seeking to establish a more robust overseas logistics and basing infrastructure to allow the PLA to project and sustain military power at greater distances.” The PLA officially operates only one base overseas, in Djibouti. Early last year the Washington Post confirmed long-held suspicions about the Chinese military presence in the desolate quadrant where the borders of Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan intersect. PLA…