The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is continuing to expand its global footprint in shipping port investments. Despite the economic benefits involved in such investments, experts warn that the regime’s interests in global ports could advance its military ambitions. China has investments in about 100 ports in at least 60 countries. State-run port operators, shipping companies, and investors continue to assist the Chinese regime in expanding its control over ports around the world. Ambitions Larry Bailey, a retired U.S. Navy captain and member of non profit Citizens Commission on National Security, said the Chinese regime is constantly positioning itself to take advantage of financial, political, and military influence. “Shipping ports are becoming part of the CCP’s plan to have their foot in the door wherever that door may be,” Bailey told The Epoch Times. Over 100 years ago, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan—an influential American writer—recognized the seaport as one of the …
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