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Is Africa becoming a ‘testing ground’ for Chinese power projection?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Is Africa becoming a ‘testing ground’ for Chinese power projection?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Six Chinese J-16 fighter jets arrived in Egypt last month for a joint exercise in what was the aircraft’s first known deployment in Africa. In Egyptian airspace, Chinese pilots had the rare chance to train against the Rafale, an advanced French-built fighter.
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Is Africa becoming a ‘testing ground’ for Chinese power projection?
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