To weaken the global port network of China and set more strategic terminals under western control wishes Donald Trump’s government According to Reuters, which cites three sources who know the plan.

The port of Piraeus It is one of the points that are targeted by the US. According to a Reuters report, the US intends to consider Chinese interests in the Greek port of Piraeus, the three sources said.

Cosco, one of China’s largest port and shipping groups, holds 67% of the shares of the Piraeus Port Authority company.

Some Chinese investors are now worried that Washington can wants to target Cosco’s activities in Greece, He said a source close to Chinese investors involved in Greek shipping.

The Greek side, however, states that it has not been officially informed of any plans of changing the property or management of Piraeus due to US concerns.

OR Washington already target Cosco. The Ministry of Defense has put Cosco on the black list of companies that have ties with the Chinese army in January. While the designation does not imply immediate bans on US companies from cooperating with the companies included in the list, it may act as an indication that further actions are being considered.

“The United States intends to attack China’s international influence by exaggerating the” theory of Chinese threat “and to use it as an excuse to force the allies to take a stand in the supply chain arrangements,” a document published last month was reported by a statement by the Council of State Council last month.

China owns or hires an extensive network of ports through companies such as COSCO and other state -owned businesses such as China Merchants and SIPG in Shanghai.

According to a report published last year by the Foreign Relations Council, an American think tank, China had invested in 129 port projects worldwide through various companies, from August 2024.

China’s shipbuilding industry is also estimated to be 230 times greater than the capacity of US Shipyards, which means that it could take decades to cover lost ground, according to US Navy estimates.

According to the report, Washington has launched the largest effort to boost its shipping and port influence since the 1970s, with the aim of limiting China’s growing control over strategic ports around the world. The US government is concerned that the Chinese presence in critical maritime infrastructure – from Europe and the Mediterranean to Panama and the west coast of the US – could be used for espionage, military superiority or disruption of logistics in times of crisis. In this context, options such as reinforcing Western investors are examined to acquire Chinese ports in ports, supporting American commercial shipping and expanding allied cooperation to reduce Chinese networks and protect US national security.