China's response to the Somaliland-Taiwan "Coast Guard Cooperation Deal"

[Hotchick12]

How is that possible when Somalia is controlled by the EU and US

only puntland has marginal funds from westerners for their coastguard there is still a gap in somalia coastguard and even a bigger one in khatumo state

 

[Hotchick12]

How is that possible when Somalia is controlled by the EU and US

just like turkey sneaked in somalia political scene, china can easily be a player without the west interfering

 

[Zak12]

just like turkey sneaked in somalia political scene, china can easily be a player without the west interfering

Turkey is a western aligned nation so they got the approval. China is a different beast

 

[caano_shaah]

Turkey is a western aligned nation so they got the approval. China is a different beast

This. The US is pulling back because Turkey which is a key NATO state is already fulfilling that role. Uncle Sam might step in if China gets close enough to influence politics.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

They probably noticed the US and EU slowly backing away from Somalia and want to fill in the gap

This is unrelated but why doesn't SL clap for Russia instead? Russians have a history or supporting seperatists states and I'm sure Putin would love to have a base near the Red Sea.

This isnt the USSR anymore Russia is weak and behind the rest of the developed world, especially their crumbling army, no one is clapping for them

 

[Barkhadle1520]

just like turkey sneaked in somalia political scene, china can easily be a player without the west interfering

Turkey is a Western country in Nato, this isnt comparable at all

 

[Barkhadle1520]

only puntland has marginal funds from westerners for their coastguard there is still a gap in somalia coastguard and even a bigger one in khatumo state

Its called Northeastern state now, and wdym by that I thought warsangeli refused to join it

 

[Barkhadle1520]

This. The US is pulling back because Turkey which is a key NATO state is already fulfilling that role. Uncle Sam might step in if China gets close enough to influence politics.

Turkey is doing way more for somalia than the US would have ever done, do you see the US giving Apaches and Reaper drones to Somalia ? Cant even name all the things Turkey did and is doing, the amount of armored vehicles they provided is already very significant

Its different for Turkey because Erdogan sees Somalia's potential as a future ally and client, so its gonna be potentially very profitable for Turkey to invest in Somalia, same cannot be said about the US

 

[caano_shaah]

Turkey is doing way more for somalia than the US would have ever done, do you see the US giving Apaches and Reaper drones to Somalia ? Cant even name all the things Turkey did and is doing, the amount of armored vehicles they provided is already very significant

Its different for Turkey because Erdogan sees Somalia's potential as a future ally and client, so its gonna be potentially very profitable for Turkey to invest in Somalia, same cannot be said about the US

I agree, Turkey is doing a lot more for us than the US could ever do but I meant the US sees Turkey as fulfilling the role of keeping Chinese influence in Somalia at a minimum. The US doesnt also have to install a permanent base because Turkey already has as massive one here so the US could monitor the situation from a distance unless China gets more involved in Somalia.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

I agree, Turkey is doing a lot more for us than the US could ever do but I meant the US sees Turkey as fulfilling the role of keeping Chinese influence in Somalia at a minimum. The US doesnt also have to install a permanent base because Turkey already has as massive one here so the US could monitor the situation from a distance unless China gets more involved in Somalia.

Even without a US base the FGS government runs thanks to EU and US money so them getting closer to China is not happened this decade

 

[Samaale55]

why doesn't SL clap for Russia instead?

Nobody wants Russians in their country, they're unreliable partners