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December 6, 2018
(publ. November 29)
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- BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE
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China's Trojan Ports
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- John Lee
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The American Interest
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- Beijing's systematic acquisition of European ports is not a
precursor to Chinese militarism in Europe. But it is an important
component of an ambitious and insidious strategy.
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- As China continues to project its presence, money, and influence
into Western Europe, long-forgotten histories are resurfacing by way
of analogy to the present challenge. According to one such
narrative, Chinese strategy resembles that of the ancient Sea
Peoples-a mysterious confederation that attacked territories in the
East Mediterranean largely controlled by the Egyptian empire between
1200 and 900 B.C.E. The metaphor is an imperfect one. Not
traditionally of the sea, China has long been a continental power,
only now attempting to make the difficult transition to a maritime
superpower. Its militaries are not making a beeline for Europe.
Beijing is promising greater trade and economic cooperation, not
threatening war
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