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China academic urges focus on securing global sea routes amid US competition

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A prominent Chinese academic, Di Dongsheng, has called for China to prioritize securing its global maritime trade routes. He argues that China needs to build a national consensus on ocean mastery and redirect overseas investment returns towards defense spending to prepare for increasing competition with the US. Di estimates it could take approximately three decades for China to achieve dominance over key ports, straits, and shipping lanes worldwide, warning that current maritime trade remains vulnerable to disruptions. AI

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China academic urges focus on securing global sea routes amid US competition

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Orange Wang ·

    What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US

    China should forge a national consensus on “regaining mastery of the oceans” and direct overseas investment returns into defence spending to brace for sea-power competition with the US, according to a prominent Chinese academic. Di Dongsheng, associate dean of Renmin University’s…

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