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Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

  • Written by Dylan Spencer, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Georgia Southern University
Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routesThe silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026.Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

In late February 2026, the Panamanian government took control of two ports in the Panama Canal that had been operated by a Hong Kong conglomerate for two decades. The move is the latest in a long-simmering legal battle...

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