China Uses International Ports to Spread Military Influence, Gather intelligence: Experts

China Uses International Ports to Spread Military Influence, Gather intelligence: Experts
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 16, 2022. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Communist China is using overseas ports to spread its military influence and, potentially, to covertly collect intelligence on the United States and its allies, according to experts.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, is leveraging dual-use facilities throughout the world to serve both commercial and military needs, according to Isaac Kardon, a senior fellow for China Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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