MERICS

Mercator Institute for China Studies

 

BMWK | March 21, 2022

China’s Overseas Port
Investments

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China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited State-owned enterprises managed by SASAC 1) Controlling stakes in China COSCO Shipping European terminals Corporation Limited 2) Also a shipping carrier Hutchison Port Holdings Limited

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sourced from state-                                 100% global market share State run banks finance the whole value chain owned producers and        COSCO Ports and China       is Chinese owned, with traders               Merchant’s Group        CIMC, Dong Fang, and CXIC (a private firm) leading Baowu Steel, Sinosteel,                              New SASAC entity formed Wuhan Iron and Steel                                   via mergers – China Group                                             Logistics Group NAVIS, CAMCO, BELCO, China State Shipbuilding    MAN Diesal, Hyundai, GSBM - new system under Corporation (CSSC) plus    Thordon Bearings, Swiss dev. with Oracle, Microsoft, subsidiaries                  ABB Ant and others

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中华人民共和国国防交通法  中华人民共和国国家情报法 ▪             ▪ ▪