News Analysis
Beijing’s hoarding of ships’ geolocation data is another indicator of its future plans to use commercial shipping for military purposes. The United States and allies should demand more transparency.
Thinking About China
Opinion
China’s Shipping Goes Dark, Enabling Criminality and Militarism
China is now hoarding its shipping geolocation data, which will only increase concerns in Washington about Beijing’s intentions
Shipping containers at a port in Shanghai, China on July 10, 2018. Aly Song/Reuters
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Anders Corr
Author
Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
