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Beijing: China has been developing a strategy to take control of seaports across the globe in alignment with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to achieve its geopolitical aims and acquire dominance in international shipping and global business Experts believe that establishing ports in geo-strategically important countries, including those that are located near maritime chokepoints, is central to Beijing's global strategy, the International Forum for Rights and Security stated. "These port linkages allow Beijing to exert political influence not only in the country hosting the port but in surrounding countries as well," Craig Singleton, a China expert at the Foundation...
