US Targets China's Grip on Global Ports in Sweeping Maritime Mission
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is on a mission to weaken China's global network of ports and bring more strategic terminals under Western control, according to three sources familiar with the plan.
The drive is part of the most ambitious effort to expand U.S. maritime influence since the 1970s and is designed to address growing fears in Washington that it would be at a disadvantage to China in the event of a conflict.
Trump administration officials believe the U.S. commercial shipping fleet is ill-equipped to provide...
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