WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill on Thursday that would require heavy monitoring of China’s influence over global ports to eventually help the U.S. develop a strategy to counter that influence.
The Strategic Ports Reporting Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., requires the State and Defense departments to conduct a study analyzing plans by China to expand its control over ports around the world.
The report will also assess how Beijing’s container ship operator, COSCO Shipping,...
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