15 Oct 2025

Port fees, shipbuilder sanctions highlight shipping as red line in Beijing

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There's no question that shipping has emerged as a new front line in Sino-US geostrategic competition.
On Tuesday, steep new port fees took effect in both countries:

The US fees on Chinese-owned, -flagged, and -built ships were announced back in April following a Section 301 investigation.
China's ...