Hearings Begin on China's Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors For Dominance

Hearings Start on China's Maritime Dominance
March 24, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the issues being raised at the initial, closed-door hearing, held by the US Trade Representative on their Section 301 investigation into China's Maritime Dominance.

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