If Beijing succeeds in its quest to build the world’s most powerful navy, it will have the China State Shipbuilding Corporation — and its customers — to thank.
Illustration by Luis Grañena
In early 2021, Matthew P. Funaiole, a researcher focused on Chinese security policy, noticed something strange while sifting through satellite imagery of Jiangnan, China’s largest shipyard located on the Yangtze River near Shanghai. Docked next to Chinese warships were multiple container ships owned by the Taiwanese shipping giant, Evergreen.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) represents Taiwan’s foremost military threat. In the event of an invasion, China’s naval fleets w
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