User:S3rgio.MSB/Port of Long Beach

In 2018, a Chinese state-owned shipping giant, COSCO Shipping Holdings, sought to acquire the rights to operate the largest terminal at the Port of Long Beach through its American subsidiary, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). This move sparked concerns about national security and control over critical infrastructure, leading to scrutiny and debate over the potential implications of such a purchase. Some of the concerns that popped up were control over critical infrastructure allowing a Chinese state-owned entity to control a major U.S. port raised fears about potential disruptions to trade and national security vulnerabilities. ​​Due to the port's role in the U.S. Supply chain there were worries that Chinese ownership might interfere with or manipulate the movement of goods impacting the economy. During that period in which the company wanted to acquire the port the United States and China were facing trade disputes and overall geopolitical rivalry heightening concerns. What came next was “the U.S. government required OOIL to sell the Long Beach Container Terminal” When you start to look into it more deeply you will come to find how China is buying a lot of ports [https://www.judicialwatch.org/trump-rids-major-u-s-container-port-of-chinese-communist-control/ “In the last few years China has bought cargo ports throughout the world, including in Latin America, the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Chinese-owned ports are located in Greece, Italy, Spain and other European locations”]