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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 01, 2022 in New York City.

A French company with close ties to Beijing is snapping up control of port terminals across the U.S. A new deal involves the largest port on the east coast. Christopher O’Dea, an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute and an expert on ports and infrastructure finance, explains to NTD what’s at stake.

In the Media

The Strategic Importance of America's Ports

Christopher R. O’Dea

Adjunct Fellow

Christopher R. O’Dea

Feb 8, 2023

In the Media

high-rise buildings in Luanda on August 25, 2022. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)

High-rise buildings in Luanda, Angola, on August 25, 2022. (John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

The “Odious” Legacy of Chinese Development Assistance in Africa: The Case of Angola

Rafael Marques de Morais

Founder, Maka Angola

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Rafael Marques de Morais & Thomas J. Duesterberg

Feb 6, 2023

Reports

12 Min Read

(Stock Image)

Commentary

WeChat: China’s Other Trojan Horse

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Feb 3, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

BERGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 17: The crew of a main battle tank Leopard 2 waiting for Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a visit at the Bundeswehr army training center in Ostenholz on October 17, 2022 near Hodenhagen, Germany. Scholz has vowed to modernize Germany's armed forces with a special EUR 100 billion budget following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by David Hecker/Getty Images)

The crew of a Leopard 2 main battle tank waiting for Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to the Bundeswehr army training center in Ostenholz, Germany, on October 17, 2022. (David Hecker via Getty Images)

Commentary

Germany Remains in Denial over Its Russia Policy

Matthew Boyse

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Matthew Boyse

Feb 1, 2023

Commentary

13 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

China Has Undue Leverage on US Food Supply

Jeremy Hunt

Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Feb 1, 2023

In the Media

JI'AN, CHINA - MARCH 20: Aerial view of a tractor plowing a field during the Spring Equinox on March 20, 2021 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province of China. The Spring Equinox starts on March 20 this year. (Photo by Deng Heping/VCG via Getty Images)

Aerial view of a tractor plowing a field during the Spring Equinox on March 20, 2021 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province of China. (Deng Heping/VCG via Getty Images)

Commentary

China's Communists Don't Have Food, so Now They Want to Control Ours

Jeremy Hunt

Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Jan 31, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Marines detonate a timber charge during a demolition and explosive training exercise at the ETA-7 engineer demolition training range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on January 11, 2018. (US Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ginnie Lee)

Podcast

Investing in the New Generation of Energetics

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 24, 2023

Podcast

ILLUSTRATION - 06 July 2021, Berlin: The icons of internet companies Facebook (l-r), Google and Twitter are seen on the screen of an iPhone. An association of companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook is warning that the internet giants and their services will leave Hong Kong if data protection is tightened as planned. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) criticizes the proposed law as too vague and disproportionate on its website. Photo: Stefan Jaitner/dpa (Photo by Stefan Jaitner/picture alliance via Ge

The icons of internet companies Facebook, Google, and Twitter on the screen of an iPhone. (Stefan Jaitner/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

Commentary

Congress Must Halt Big Tech’s Power Grab

William P. Barr

Distinguished Fellow

William P. Barr

Jan 22, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Participants at a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2023. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Davos Crowd Sees Republicans as the Enemy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 18, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

President Xi Jinping (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before the group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province on September 4, 2017.

President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before the group photo during the BRICS Summit in Fujian, China, on September 4, 2017. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Can India Emerge as a Rival to China?