China's navy has already conducted a live-fire drill on its first overseas base. It's location? Djibouti.

Officials plan to station 10,000 soldiers in the East African country and will use the base for humanitarian aid and anti-piracy missions.

China could also be sending a message to the U.S., which has its own military base in the country. It remains to be seen whether Djibouti has enough room for the world's two biggest superpowers.