Overseas supply hub gets a push

Work acceleration sought for Djibouti facility to aid peacekeeping, humanitarian missions

Work on a key Chinese overseas logistical facility must be accelerated, with planning and quality a priority, in order to provide stronger support for overseas missions, a senior military official said.

Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with officers working at China's first overseas supply facility in Djibouti, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. Fan was the first senior military official to visit the facility.