DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Beijing Allegedly Hid Spy Equipment Aboard Commercial Ships Operating Near US
‘trying to gather intelligence at all times’
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - U.S. Officials: Chinese Shipping Giant Uses Cargo Ships to Spy on Military Communications
China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO has secretly equipped commercial vessels with sophisticated technology to collect military communications near the United States and other countries, according […] Source
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Brent Crude Oil clears $90 per barrel amid Iran War
Shipping giants Maersk and Cosco have also suspended operations in the region, further complicating efforts to keep oil prices stable.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further "Donroe Doctrine"
The White House expects Panama's Supreme Court on Thursday to cancel a crucial Panama Canal ports contract operated by a firm with ties to China's government, two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Removing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere is central to President Trump's strategy to reassert unquestioned U.S. dominance from the Straits of Magellan to Greenland. - The contracts for managing terminal operations at both ends of the Panama Canal, currently held by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison, help dictate a measure of control of all shipping between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Zoom in: At issue in the lawsuit before the Panama Supreme Court was whether CK Hutchison breached the concession contracts, including one renewed in…
AI:The Trump administration is poised for a massive geopolitical victory as Panama’s Supreme Court prepares to strip Chinese-linked entities of their control over the Panama Canal terminal operations. For too long, the global shipping arteries between the Atlantic and Pacific have been vulnerable to the shadow influence of Beijing through Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. While the radical left's failed policies allowed this encroachment, the Trump administration—driven by a "Trump Corollary" of Western Hemisphere dominance—is finally cleaning up the mess. After BlackRock attempted a shell game by introducing Chinese shipping giant Cosco as a strategic investor, Panama’s government, spurred by Washington, moved to terminate these…Open