Nairobi, Sept. 7 -- The United States (US) believes China may soon have a military base in Kenya.

A Pentagon report published on Tuesday says China is eyeing military logistics bases in a dozen countries including Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania - keen on building and sustaining its military power around the world.

"The PRC (Peoples Republic of China) has likely considered Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Angola, and Tajikistan as locations for PLA (People's Liberation Army) military logistics facilities," said the Pentagon in its annual "China Military Power" report to Congress.

The report said China could have started talks with countries including Kenya on...