Guest blogger and Strategic Advisor at Global Foresight Strategies LLC and Senior Foresight Advisor emeritus at USAID, Steve Gale argues that China has gained a major strategic and economic advantage over the United States by expanding its global control of s…
Troubled Waters: Seaports, China, and the United States
China has leveraged its control over global seaport infrastructure to gain strategic and economic advantages over the United States, raising concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical risks. The expansion includes the acquisition and operation of critical maritime logistics hubs, potentially enabling espionage, data exfiltration, or sabotage. Affected entities include U.S. logistics, defense, and commercial sectors relying on these ports for trade and military logistics.