"Some 1,200 kilometres north of Egypt's Suez Canal lies the Port of Piraeus on the coast of Greece. The country possesses more shipping capacity than any other, and the port, majority-owned by Cosco, a Chinese state-owned firm, is one of Europe's busiest, with more than four million containers moving through it every year."
China's state-owned shipping company Cosco controls the Port of Piraeus in Greece, one of Europe's busiest ports handling over four million containers annually. Greece maintains the world's largest shipping capacity. This Chinese ownership of critical European infrastructure exemplifies broader concerns about China's expanding grip on global supply chains. Western nations and investors are increasingly anxious about strategic dependence on Chinese-controlled logistics and transportation networks, prompting heightened investment activity aimed at reducing vulnerability to Chinese influence over essential trade routes and supply chain infrastructure.
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