Chinese Investments in European Ports Come Under Scrutiny

Chinese Investments in European Ports Come Under Scrutiny
Shipping container cranes line the Piraeus cargo port in Greece on Feb. 11, 2015. Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Europe is one of the regions that China has targeted for investment as part of its “One Belt, One Road” initiative, an ambitious plan to build infrastructure that would establish Beijing-centered trade routes throughout the world.

Now, six years after the initiative was first announced by Beijing, the Greek port of Piraeus, which is now under Chinese control, is tainted with labor concerns and accusations of tax fraud.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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