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Maritime News
The Sino-Japanese Maritime Dispute in the East China Sea
[By Yoichiro Sato] In August 2020 China lifted the annual summer ban on its fleet’s fishing in the East China…
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Port News
China Mingsheng Trust orders first ships
Multiple broker reports note that a famous name in Chinese leasing has ordered its first newbuilds. China Mingsheng Trust has…
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Marine World
U.S. Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China, WTO Says
A panel of three WTO trade experts on Tuesday said the U.S. broke global regulations when it imposed tariffs on…
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Maritime News
China Expands its Island-Building Strategy Into the Mid-Pacific
[By Steve Raaymakers] The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific that is…
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Maritime News
No Fish, Lower Subsidies – Where Next for China’s Coastal Fishermen?
[By Yu Yani] Here on the Bohai Sea, Tianjin’s central fishing harbour is welcoming tourists again after being quiet for…
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Maritime News
Is China Really on Pace to Help US Soybeans Set New Export Records?
China has been buying U.S. soybeans at what seems like a breakneck pace for about two months now, increasing the…
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Port News
Densay Shipping orders up to three ultramaxes at China Merchants Jinling
Turkish shipowner Densay Shipping has returned to China Merchants Jinling shipyard for the construction of up to three 63,500 dwt…
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Maritime News
Report: How China Uses Trade as a Lever for Coercive Diplomacy
[By Fergus Hanson, Emilia Currey and Tracy Beattie] Norwegian salmon, South Korean celebrities, Canadian pork and, most recently, Australian wine—the Chinese Communist Party’s…
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Maritime News
Report: How China Uses Trade as a Lever for Coercive Diplomacy
[By Fergus Hanson, Emilia Currey and Tracy Beattie] Norwegian salmon, South Korean celebrities, Canadian pork and, most recently, Australian wine—the Chinese Communist Party’s…
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Maritime News
Indonesia Should be Wary of Beijing’s South China Sea Proposals
[By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan] The Indonesian government has long made clear its position as a non-claimant state on the South China…
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